The President of the United States says the war with Iran is over, and we won. Bully for us.

He also says Iran should have nuclear technology and ballistic missiles because their neighbors do. OK?

But, and please correct me if I am wrong, didn’t he pull the trigger in the first place to prevent them from joining the nuke club? And he says he wants to quit bombing and blockading, and open the Strait of Hormuz to prevent a worldwide economic catastrophe due to a lack of Gulf oil products.

Surely his SECDEF, a sage, ex-Fox News weekend substitute couch sitter, warned the boss that, despite the might of the U.S. Navy, the skipper of an outboard-powered Boston Whaler with an RPG could stop 20% of the world's oil supply by just threatening to sink one of those huge tankers?

Surely the SECDEF could have consulted the U.S. Navy brass, asking them if Iran could choke the strait by siccing the Whaler’s skipper on the anchored tanker fleet?

Maybe not. Maybe he fired the Navy’s top thinkers who might have suggested that going to war in the first place was a Hobson’s choice?

But, as of the end of last week, it looks like the Strait is open. Maybe.

Now, if no one shoots for a while, the insurance carriers will notify the ship owners that coverage is reinstated. And the ship owners will signal the tanker skippers to fire up the diesels and sail their loaded vessels into open seas, or, if empty, back into the Gulf to load up with millions of dollars of crude, and, of course, if the four-month-long war didn’t damage the oil refineries/LNG processing, and delivery equipment.

As of the end of the week, it sort of, maybe, looks like the sea lanes are open.

Maybe, despite the POTUS/Iran MOU calling for everyone to stop shooting, Israel is still hammering Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.

And POTUS’ MOU, negotiated by VPOTUS Jared and his sidekick, hands Israel the short end of the stick and tells them to like it, and they don’t.

Now to the rest of the good news.

New York City had a whale of a party to celebrate the Knicks' NBA championship.

For once, nearly 100% of the city was happy, joyful and united over their team’s victory, led by a trio of Villanova grads.

Now, I would be the last to disparage the Knicks' win, for they showed a ton of grit when they elbowed Wemby & Co. out of town, but do you think they might’ve had some extra spiritual help?

After all, didn’t Pope Leo XIV (Class of 1977) attend Villanova? Do you think he might have put in a good word with the big guy? Naah, never happen. Or would he?

The other good news, at least for some, was all the hoopla over the opening of the Obama museum in Southside Chicago.

Former presidents Clinton, Bush and Biden, and their brides, joined Obama and his lady, and a bunch celebs, to celebrate the 19-acre site.

It was built in the mostly black working-class neighborhood where Obama worked as a community organizer, and Michelle Obama grew up. FYI, the current POTUS was not invited to the do.

It was designed as a beacon to show that kids growing up on that side of town could aspire to rise up despite their surroundings.

P.S, It features lots of Obama political stuff, a working public library, a green lawn where picnicking is encouraged, and a basketball court where you can dunk, if you still have the hops, or, if not, fire up a three-ball.

Lots of folks who didn’t vote for or even like Obama are bad-mouthing it for being over budget.
In today’s politics, I guess being over budget is standard procedure.

In other good news, seniors like moi can rest easy after the NY Times reported that the Social Security trust fund, which provides checks to 68 million Americans, might be depleted in the next six years.

And in Washington, the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, a $14 million no-bid contract renovation project relying on advice from the patriotic superintendent of a well-known New Jersey golf course (Not Pine Valley), is a mess.

Meanwhile, back in Augusta, they finally figured out the ranked-choice voting stuff, picking Hannah Pingree (D) and Bobby Charles (R) to run for governor in November.

Charles won despite just earning 37.9% over the team of rivals. Ironically, Democrat Dr. Nirav Shah won 700 more first-place votes than Pingree, but the ranked choice system put her in.

And for the rest of the week, we’ll have, as The Beach Boys would sing, "fun, fun, fun, til Daddy takes the T-Bird away." Or until the bills come due, or we outlive Social Security.

Cheers.