The filibustering is over in the Senate, for now.

The Senate Democrats cleared the final procedural hurdle -- the filibuster of the actual health insurance bill -- this afternoon by a vote of 60 - 39. Senator Bunning (R-KY) didn't vote.

The vote on final passage is scheduled for 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, having been moved forward from the scheduled 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. After the latest cloture vote, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) tried to get the voted moved til later today, but the Hooker Parton from Louisiana, David Vitter, objected. (One would think that Mrs. Vitter would want the Senator back home where she can keep an eye on him ASAP.)

Also after the vote, Senator Coburn, who has been using every procedural tactic he can find to slow down the process, took some time on the Senate floor to talk about his 41st wedding anniversary. He wanted to tell the country about his wife and how she completed every aspect of his life. Thanks for sharing?