I’ve been writing this column for 32 years. In all that time, nearly four hundred columns, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve gotten serious with you. Brace yourself: This will be one of those times.

If you came here looking for a laugh—and were desperate enough to turn to me—you might as well stop reading right here and turn the page. Get hold of a copy of the Congressional Record. That should make you laugh—at least until you start weeping.

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