Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak with Senator Edward Kennedy during a conference call. It was a remarkable experience, as he answered our questions and casually spoke with great erudition about the Constitutional Convention. He made it clear that elimination of the judicial filibuster was an abuse of power and an abuse of the Constitution. Personally, I prefer the term right wing power grab to "abuse of power," and if any Democratic Senators or staffers are reading this, please contact the Rockridge Institute (it is a 501c) about that term and consider using it during the upcoming struggle over the filibuster.

The Senator is launching a website, TedKennedy.com, that is connected to his re-election campaign but, since he will almost certainly not be facing a serious challenge, will primarily function as a national campaign to help Democrats in 2006. Later today the website will have a full-launch, but right now it links directly to a petition supporting opposition to one of Bush's judicial re-nominations, William Myers. Myers is unqualified, extremist and in the pocket of anti-environmental corporations. Check out the site and sign the petition.