It's that time.

Lock and load.

The Michael Derry Show is on the air. The number one question I have received from listeners across the land

is why is your boy Ted Cruz with John Thune instead of Rick Scott?

I offered Ted Cruz this morning the opportunity to be on the show

and answer for the rumor that he is with John Thune in Wednesday's vote, and I have not heard back.

That I have not heard back does not necessarily mean he's hiding or he doesn't want to answer.

Some days I'll get an answer in 30 seconds.

Sometimes it might take a day or two.

I'm not necessarily reading anything extra into that. If you were to ask me to guess why he's with Thune instead of Rick Scott, it would be as follows.

This does not justify it.

Understand that.

Some people struggle with that.

I'm telling you what I think his reasoning likely is.

Not that I think that's a good thing.

You don't need to say to me, as many of you wills, well, that's not a good reason.

I didn't say it was.

I said, I think that's what the reason is.

I suspect that Ted Cruz has made a calculation that he wants to be with the winner.

The Senate Majority leader has the ability, maybe not to make or break a senator,

but he can help a senator a whole lot more or a whole lot less than he does another.

Ted Cruz has been on the ounce.

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