Carcassin'Er, Caucusin'
Speaker Black seemed delighted to see all his friends from the press corps as he walked into the House Democratic caucus this evening.
For those who don’t know, the House Democrats are meeting to talk about their legislative agenda for the upcoming session…at least that’s what most of them have been saying all day.
Of course, they’ll probably touch on the whole leadership situation and whether embattled House Speaker Jim Black ought to remain Speaker.
Black was upbeat as he entered the caucus room of the General Assembly building, snarking, “Welcome to the short session of the General Assembly,” and then listing all the issues he anticipated talking about.
When asked if the caucus might, you know, boot him, Black said that he was “willing to stay on the job” and had “strong indications” that the representatives present would keep him.
Of course, some of the Democratic honorables don’t seem to be around. Among them, Pricey Harrison from Greensboro.
More to come when white smoke emerges from the caucus room.