that that process, by the time we get through it, closes the window on mounting a realistic campaign for president, that it might close of the i'. i've concluded it has closed. i know from previous experience that there's no timetable for this process. the process doesn't respect or much care about things like filing deadlines or debates and primaries and caucuses. but i also know that i could do this if -- i couldn't do this if the family wasn't ready. the good news is the family has reached that point. but, as i've said many times, my family has suffered loss, and i hoped there would come a time -- and i've said this to many other families -- that sooner rather than later when you think of your loved one it brings a smile