I’ve been out of town for the better part of two days and I’m just now reading that Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor clearly stated that he would vote for the cloture motion which would advance the bill to debate in the Senate. Good for him.
Senator Blanche Lincoln still remains on the fence. (I loved this op-ed in The New York Times from Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com.)
Tomorrow, Little Rock hosts a free health clinic at the Statehouse Convention Center from noon to 7pm. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has been a strong proponent of the clinic and this landed him a spot on “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” a few nights ago. The health clinic has signed up 1,200 medical volunteers, and anticipates being able to serve 1,500 patients.