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Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Bezzefritzhe delighted passersby with his ability hate yodel any lyrics from 1950s movie musicals.
Since Sunday night is a work night for me, I didn’t opt for the imbibing of the Super Bowl beer. We will soon know if a Super Bowl party and comfort food hangover is a thing. Oh, the chili. Even though I’m a huge fan, I don’t do a lot of sports stuff here in the Briefing, but I will share this:
With that #SuperBowl win, Taylor Swift just capped one of the greatest rookie seasons in NFL history. Congrats, T Swizzle.— SFK (@stephenkruiser) February 12, 2024
I like to combat winter with extra helpings of whimsy.
This seems hard to believe, but it’s been almost a month since we’ve kicked things off here at the top with some ribbing of Nikki Haley. As long as she is hanging around, I would be shirking my duties if I didn’t use this platform to mock this most delusional of presidential campaigns.
Haley’s insistence that her continued presence in the race isn’t mere folly was understandable for a while. Even candidates with the slimmest of chances can talk themselves into believing that their viability is far greater than it ever was, is, or will be. Politicians at that level have huge egos, after all. Surround them with a bunch of money people who feed them with a steady diet of, “Yes, you can!” and they can coast along for a while without letting reality intervene.
As long as the money keeps flowing, a candidate can stay on the campaign trail. Super rich political donors have gobs of money to throw at longshot candidates who might give them a return on their investment. Nikki Haley has the added bonus of being funded by some Democrats who want her to stay in the race simply to badmouth Donald Trump.
