Please don't rec this diary, and rec the mothership instead:
Mothership
This will help keep it on the reclist. Almost there, folks.
The liveblog children thus far:
1.Mothership by Gorette
2.Live Blog 2 by Doctor Who
3.Live Blog 3 by Adam Blomeke
4.Live Blog 4 by jnhobbs
5.Live Blog 5 by Jahiz
6.Live Blog 6 by Benintn
7.Live Blog 7 by ericlewis0
The word of the day is 'colloquy' - which is just a fancy Senate term for open conversation among Senators of a given party. Both sides are using this rule, an hour each - and it's starting to feel a bit like a poetry slam. The Republicans maybe should have rehearsed more, because they sound ridiculous.
Debate started around 9:00 AM EST and will go on throughout the day until "hopefully" successful Cloture vote which Reid has scheduled for 8:00 PM EST. Lookout for keywords such as arrogant, Medicaid, and medical ghetto.
Watch online at C-SPAN2: C-Span 2