The deal is done.

Now we know how commited John Kerry is to his campaign.

At least $6 million worth.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 — Senator John Kerry has borrowed $6.4 million against his house in Boston in an effort to finance his campaign in the early presidential primaries, according to mortgage papers filed on Tuesday and a campaign official.

It's like the old ham and eggs story - the chicken's involved, but the pig is commited. It's more than enough to cover the $5.6 million that estimates say the campaign would have recieved in matching funds.

Of course, there's still time to help match the Kerry contribution by putting a little something in the Senator's Christmas stocking here.