Hoss Studd on The Senators’ Letter

          “I always enjoy visitin’ with ya, R.R. Mighty good coffee too, ‘n I ain’t just bayin’ in the moonlight.” Hoss took another gulp.

           “Hoss, now that you’re here, you know there’s a big controversy over that open letter those 47 Senators sent to Iran. Why do you think they wanted to embarrass Obama so badly?”

           “You got to feed that brain o’ yours better, podner. Obama’s ego was jes’ collateral damage. They don’t care, at least in this deal, about makin’ him look stupid. This deal was about oil!”

           “No, I’m talking about the letter saying Obama’s promises would be cancelled and worthless.”

           “So’m I. Seems those Senators wanted to scuttle the negotiations, and yes they’re talking about nuclear enrichment and all, but you’re forgettin’ something. If the negotiations succeed, the sanctions get lifted. And that means another one, or one and a half million gallons of Iranian oil get put into an already overloaded market. And the price takes a nosedive into the outhouse.

           “Wow! I never thought of that!”

           “Well think about it, R.R. The folks who own those Senators jes’ don’t want that to happen. It would do a little climate change on their profits. Make fracking too expensive too. Besides, what choice did they have? Them Senators, and their backers, decided years ago to stomp all over Obama’s cook fire. You’ve been watchin’ ain’t ya?”

           “Well, he’s been under a pretty consistent storm of attack,” I offered.

           “Genuine non-stop no-hidey-hole swirlin’ bear scat storm, podner. Genuine!”