By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO─ Senator Rand Paul has dubbed the war which began in Iraq in 2003 “Hillary’s War.” Among Republican isolationists, this means she is now cursed to bear the mark of McCain.
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The earthquake which jolted Napa this weekend left the Napa County Hall of Justice with several gaping holes and many cracks. Mourners at the funeral of Michael Brown commented this is how they always have pictured justice in America.
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A fifteen foot great white shark was spotted off the coast of Massachusetts this week. When interviewed about why he was there, the shark responded, “I’m a lawyer hired by the House Republicans to sue the president. I thought he was still vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard.”
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The US has begun surveillance flights over Syria to get a closer look at the carnage from the civil war that has been broadcast on television but ignored for three years.
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Israel and Hamas have agreed on a cease fire which will have no time limit. Following their tradition, Hamas supporters fired guns into the air to celebrate the truce. Wary about how long the armistice will last, Israelis threw Minute Rice in the air.
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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com . San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.