"They are practically wetting themselves with joy that their hero, Kerry is going to lead a filibuster"
That is what is so great about it. The lefties get all worked up about something and believe victory is in their grasp only to end up big losers once again. Whether it's Plamegate, 2004 exit polls, 2000 election or NSA surveillence. It is always most satisfying watching them crash and burn just before they reach climax (so to speak).
Yep they're faxing and emailing and phoning everybody in the Senate, this is the vote of a lifetime, please Senator we can't let this extremist on the court, blah blah...like a cat chasing a ball of yarn from one end of the house to the other.