… that my schedule is full to the brim for the next couple of months, or I’d be experiencing some serious envy about this.

Amsterdam … sigh …

Via email, August reminds me of something John Kerry said in June of 2003:

I am prepared to filibuster, if necessary, any Supreme Court nominee who would turn back the clock on a womans right to choose, on civil rights and individual liberties, and on the laws protecting workers and the environment.

… update: astonishingly enough, CNN is reporting that Kerry is, in fact, calling for a filibuster.