Tuesday Open Thread [6.9.15]

Tuesday Open Thread [6.9.15]

The National Journal has an inside look at Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) courting and winning over of the Council for National Policy — “a shadowy nonprofit populated by the Hill staffers, think-tankers, consultants, donors, and ideological mercenaries who call themselves ‘movement conservatives.’ They meet several times each year around the country to discuss legislative initiatives and political strategy, always in secret and always off the record.” I'm telling you now, Ted Cruz will be the Republican nominee.
General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 9, 2015

General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 9, 2015

The Biden viewing in Legislative Hall resulted in the cancellation of Thursday's legislation session. In fact, it's likely that legislative leaders spent much of Wednesday recalibrating scheduling plans for the rest of the month, due to the imminent loss of that Thursday session. This has thrown off the normal cicadian rhythms of session. And played with my head. Come inside to see what's on the agenda for today in the General Assembly, and you can catch me on today's Al Show from 10-12, where we'll no doubt toss around Delaware Dem's 2016 scenarios,  and lots more.