HUFFPOST HILL - National Puppy Day Marred By Crass Partisanship

Today is National Puppy Day, when Donald Trump reminds us that he is not only a good little boy, he is the BEST little boy. Trump threatened to "spill the beans" about Ted Cruz’s wife, Heidi, though if pressed, he’ll probably insist he was planning to upturn a can of Hormel in her general vicinity. And Paul Ryan delivered a speech on our souring political conversation in front of a group of interns and if they could run to the Fracking industry reception in Cannon and grab a few dozen sliders, that’d be great. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016:

CONVENTION PLANNERS BRACING FOR WORST - Anna Palmer "The campaign headlines alone -- featuring tense protests and fistfights, and a front-runner warning of riots -- are cause enough for concern. Add two major terrorist attacks abroad in four months into the cauldron, including Tuesday’s bombings in Brussels, and it’s not hard to imagine the potential for chaos at the Republican National Convention this summer. Still, convention organizers and security officials say they’re ready to execute a plan that was in the works before fisticuffs broke out regularly at Donald Trump’s rallies. Numerous officials involved with convention planning told Politico they’ve been preparing meticulously for months, mapping out every contingency. An array of law enforcement agencies, from the Secret Service to the Department of Homeland Security, are involved, in concert with the city of Cleveland’s own efforts to keep the event safe. The security blueprint already took into account worst-case scenarios, from mass riots to terrorist attacks, among other possible crises. The convention is expected to draw some 50,000 attendees, along with potentially tens of thousands of protesters." [Politico]

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