Top O' the Briefing
Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. The Sine Qua Non Sequitur is spending the weekend explaining Liberace and funnel cakes to middle school children in rural Uzbekistan.
While I am typically reluctant to delve into complex international political stories — my expertise is closer to home — this one is almost impossible to ignore. Also, the internet is the place where people go to pontificate on subjects about which they know nothing. Kidding. I know something, but I won't be pontificating.
There are a couple of things that I know for sure about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the United States and Iran have kinda/sorta agreed to. The first is that, if you have enough time to go through a lot of what has been written about it, you will be able to find something to confirm whatever it is that you think about it.
The second is that any of the things you read that were written by the Democrats' flying monkeys in the mainstream media will be wrong. Yeah, any of us could have figured that out.
If you aren't up to speed yet, a good place to begin is with this examination of the MoU that my good friend and partner in thought crime, Stephen Green, wrote yesterday. Then follow that up with this column that Scott Pinsker wrote later in the day. My two colleagues covered a lot of ground in the two columns and cleared up a lot of the noise that's out there.
My friend and RedState colleague Ward Clark wrote about the MoU's effect on oil supplies, which could end up being quite positive for those of us camping over here on the Republican side of the aisle:
With the 2026 midterms fast approaching, this has to be a source of satisfaction for the Trump administration in particular, and Republicans in general. Spiking gasoline prices never benefits the party that is seen to be holding the reins, but if oil prices keep dropping and gasoline runs below the pre-war average, that may benefit the GOP candidates - and if it drops lower, to pre-Biden levels, that would help even more.
After my cursory perusal of the MoU, I was hoping in my gut that this might be the upside. If it provides an assist to the Republicans for the midterms, I won't fret about anything else. My expectations for the longterm future of U.S./Iran relations have been very low for decades, and will remain so indefinitely. I'm not convinced that regime change would have greatly improved anything.
I will say that I'm glad we're not harboring any "better living through nation-building in the Middle East" fantasies these days. Had President Trump and his administration gone down that path to madness, I would have been consumed by Bush HW and W flashbacks.
All of the deep analysis of the Memorandum of Understanding has gone over the myriad ways it might play out. I can't say with certainty that this is a "take a breath" and wait situation, but it's definitely giving me that vibe.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. Even though my child lives on the other end of the country, I'm taking Father's Day off, so Kevin will be covering Monday's Briefing for me. Happy early Father's Day to all you paternal types out there.
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The Mailbag of Magnificence
We will begin with this from Christopher K. today:
I am a fellow Arizonan and enjoy your morning brief each work day. It helps keep me sane. My fear is that Democrats are gaining in our state and it will result in another California or Colorado situation. Unfortunately too many people are buying the governor being moderate and many think she will get reelected. What can Republicans do to stop it? Thanks.
I still take comfort in the fact that six of the nine representatives Arizona has in the House are Republican, and two of them are members of the Freedom Caucus. Andy Biggs was also until he decided to run for governor. What has happened in Colorado is a cautionary tale, of course. I do think that our gun situation here will keep us purple for a lot longer. The Arizona GOP needs to start building a bench; it's that simple. When I moved back here eight years ago, I think that the only plan was to hope that Doug Ducey would run for Senate.
Dale S. writes:
Apropos of nothing: Used to see REM in Athens for $1. 'Course, I'm so old I saw ZZTop's Worldwide Texas Tour in the Atlanta Stadium for $10.
I do miss '70s and '80s concert prices. I wanted to see Dwight Yoakam a few months ago, and the cheapest tickets were $111. I believe you, but I've met so many people over the years who say they used to see REM in Athens that it seems like the city would have had to have a population of over a million.
This is from Friend of the Briefing Charlotte:
Dear Kruiser-Man, I agree that ED is an apt acronym for the Dept of Education, as it has been dysfunctional since its inception. If we had more actual MAGA legislators, Congress would act to close it down. But we know we don't have enough of those, because they refuse to pass the SAVE America Act. We need to go scorched earth in the next few primaries and get ourselves some real MAGA senators. I've missed several Morning Briefings lately, because I managed to wreck my bicycle Saturday morning and broke my damn hip. It felt so good to see the MB this morning.
Ugh, so sorry to hear that. Most of the worst injuries I've ever had came from bicycle wrecks, the bulk of them from one incident when I was a kid. We didn't wear helmets then. I had just gotten back on the bike in April when I wiped out while running (my 'hood is a nightmare of uneven running surfaces) and wrecked my wrist. Now I don't worry about the bike as much. Feel better!
We'll have Michael E. wrap things up for the week:
Dear Kruiserman, I have a couple of suggestions from the Goo Goo Dolls. (I admit, I am a huge fan, even if Robbie looks like a total NY Blue Haired Karen.) Anyway, you should check out their version of "Don't Change." Same song with a more rock and roll vibe. Also check out their cover of "Take Me Out To the Ball Game."
I used to listen to the Goo Goo Dolls a lot when they first hit. Always liked them, but I sort of forgot about them for a long time. A month or so ago, I heard "Iris" in the background of a television show or movie I was watching. Definitely going to check out the "Don't Change" cover, thanks!
Fun week here in the Mailbag, thanks, everyone!
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Chicago founding member Walter Parazaider (sax/woodwinds) died this week, so here's your weekend two-fer. RIP.
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