By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO−The Senate passed the President’s Tax Reform and Cut Bill fulfilling his campaign promise that no billionaire will be left behind.
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President Trump has kept another campaign promise by saying Merry Christmas every opportunity he gets. He is so intent on fostering the Christmas spirit in Washington that he didn’t invite April Ryan to the White House Christmas Party.
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The sexual harassment scandals continue to rock the nation. Now there are rumors circulating that the FBI is investigating Mr. Rogers for being too obsessed with finding out who were the women in his neighborhood.
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The House of Representatives has mandated that members annually attend a sexual harassment workshop and rejected Vice President Pence’s proposal that they can only be with a member of the opposite sex when they are with their spouses or parents.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to the news of General Michael Flynn admitting to lying to the FBI by asserting: “If you lie to a fake agency conducting a fake witch-hunt against a fake collusion charge to provide grist for a fake story carried by the fake news, then it is not a lie.”
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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.