little bit giddy. it s so rare, i feel, to have good news. it s also history. i get like this about state of the union and stuff. there are just some things, at least from the news business side of it, we are about to get a supreme court nominee. if you are lucky, that happens one time in your career when you have the honor and the responsibility of getting to cover the news. it is always a huge deal, whether you love the nominee or not. this is a big deal. this is varsity level news. and it is thrilling. and also, i have to say, it is a pleasure to be able to cover this, knowing that stephen breyer, justice breyer, has chosen to leave on his own terms. we are not covering him because he passed away, we are not covering him because he was forced out in difficult circumstances. it does seem like he left on his own terms. he did. i will say, i am a little sad for him, rachel. and i know we talked about it a bunch.
there are just some things, at least from the news business side of it, we are about to get a supreme court nominee. if you are lucky, that happens one time in your career when you have the honor and the responsibility of getting to cover the news. it is always a huge deal, whether you love the nominee or not. this is a big deal. this is varsity level news. and it is thrilling. and also, i have to say, it is a pleasure to be able to cover this, knowing that stephen breyer, justice breyer, has chosen to leave on his own terms. we are not covering him because he passed away, we are not covering him because he was forced out in difficult circumstances. it does seem like he left on his own terms. he did. i will say, i am a little sad for him, rachel. and i know we talked about it a bunch. even on this show. there is no point in asking justice breyer if judges are partisan and political because it is like asking the easter bunny if there is such a thing