Obama Remojoed
President Barack Obama got his mojo back at the second presidential debate, says Will Durst, while Mitt Romney stepped into the Benghazi tiger trap.
Oct 22nd, 2012
Ringside at the undercard
Joe Biden and Paul Ryan took off the gloves and put their red, white and blue Lucha Libre masks for this year's vice presidential wrestling match, er, debate.
Oct 16th, 2012
The Audacity of Mendacity
Will Durst tries to figure out why President Obama appeared to be sleepwalking during the first debate. Was he stunned by the audacity of Romney's mendacity?
Oct 8th, 2012
October Surprises
The first presidential debate is tonight, but Will Durst has his eye on the campaign's real gamechanger, The October Surprise.
Oct 3rd, 2012
Worst campaign ever?
Will Durst says Mitt Romney's campaign has gone "beyond breaking bad to the point of broken bad." There's a certain percentage of Americans who might agree.
Sep 25th, 2012
Spinning the Zero Bounce
For most election, each candidate gets a post-convention Bounce, but "Mitt Romney got the same kind of Bounce you’d expect from an anvil dropped onto a swamp."
Sep 18th, 2012
High atop the deep bench
At the DNC, Dems brought a deep bench of speakers, including Bill Clinton, which wasn't really fair. After all, the GOP doesn't have a former president to...oh wait.
Sep 11th, 2012
The Stealth Convention
Will Durst breaks down the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Sep 4th, 2012
Oh, my Akin ideology
In one fell swoop, Todd Akin wins the Joe Biden “Foot So Deep In His Mouth He’s Probably Tickling His Spleen with His Shoelaces” Lifetime Achievement Award.
Aug 28th, 2012
The Bold Choice
Paul Ryan for VP was hailed as a bold choice, but bold doesn't necessarily mean good. Whiskey for breakfast is a bold choice, too, says Will Durst.
Aug 21st, 2012
The Barack Obama Election Year Decathlon
The XXX Olympics is in the books, but this year, there's a few campaign hurdles and sprints in store for President Obama. Will Durst breaks down the "events."
Aug 14th, 2012
A Staggeringly Stumbling Trip
Mitt and Ann ventured forth on an international tour last month. Will Durst has all the highlights (and lowlights) of the trip.
Aug 8th, 2012
The Presumptive Tax Dodger
Will Durst offers up a list of conjectures on possible skeletons buried in the Mitt Romney tax crypts.
Aug 1st, 2012
The Bain of his electorial existence
The closer we get to the 2012 presidential election, the more questions arise about Mitt, his employment history and the whereabouts of his tax returns.
Jul 25th, 2012
The Care Less Party
The GOP tried to set off some indoor fireworks in July by voting to repeal Obama Care. Problem is, they've already cast the same vote 32 other times.
Jul 18th, 2012
Plenty of G-20
World leaders converged in Los Cabos for the G-20 Summit and "it was heartily agreed that decisive action will definitely be required. Someday. By someone."
Jun 27th, 2012
Campaign Treasure Hunters
Armies of cash-hungry zombies are rising up in the 2012 presidential campaign's Amazing Race for Wampum. "Negative ads don't grow on trees," says Will Durst.
Jun 20th, 2012
The Potemkin Candidate
Mitt Romney secured the Republican nomination in Texas, and then went palling around with Donald Trump. Are we looking at a Romney/Trump 2012 ticket?
Jun 6th, 2012
Summer Day One, 2012
Disregard the calendar, Summer starts on Memorial Day. Gentlemen: Start your Webers.
May 28th, 2012
And Lukewarm was his name-o
After some less-than-enthused endorsements from President Dubya and Rick Santorum, Will Durst brings you a few "passion-challenged tributes" for Mitt Romney.
May 23rd, 2012
Evoluting fabulously
Barack Obama proclaimed his support for same sex marriage, and Will Durst sees a President evolving.
May 14th, 2012
2012 Veepstakes
Since Mitt has the Republican Romination locked down, the Veepstakes is on in full force. See who Durst thinks has the best odds. Will there be a Game Change?
May 9th, 2012
Precisely pivoting polls
Will Durst dives into the hyper-specific world of election polls. Who has the lead in the coveted "unmarried men unable to program their own DVRs" demographic?
May 2nd, 2012
Shaking the fleas off the dog
Primary season is over and the road toward the general election is upon us. Time for Mitt Romney to shake up the etch-a-sketch and reshuffle the deck.
Apr 25th, 2012
Angrier Birds
Today, Durst forwards a new conspiracy theory: The GOP primaries were nothing more than a live-action game of Angry Birds.
Apr 18th, 2012
Obama Care Bears & Walruses
The nation waits on surgical pins and sealing wax needles for the Supreme Court's decision on the health care law.
Apr 4th, 2012
Romney, Inc.
Romney staffers called him the Etch-A-Sketch candidate. But the toy works via magnetism, a concept that eludes the former Governor, says Will Durst.
Mar 28th, 2012
We’re all Muppets here
In the wake of Greg Smith's New York Times op-ed, Will Durst says we're all Muppets to the Mitt Romneys and Koch Brothers of the world.
Mar 21st, 2012
Not So Super Tuesday report
After Super Tuesday, the Republican Party is ready to get behind their candidate and begin the long march to November. Or not.
Mar 13th, 2012
A Tale of Two Romneys
Will Durst explains how Mitt Romney's biggest challenge might not be from Sen. Rick Santorum, but from his alter ego, Flipper Mitt.
Mar 6th, 2012
The Ayatollah of Pennsylvania
You could say Rick Santorum is old fashioned, but Will Durst says it might be more precise to say he's Old Testament. It's Santorum's turn as Not Romney.
Feb 29th, 2012
The 2012 Political Animal Awards
With awards season in full swing, it's time to add one more to the seemingly endless list, Will Durst's Political Animal Awards.
Feb 22nd, 2012
A tone-deaf tin-eared borg
Every time Republicans get close to walking down the aisle with the former governor from Massachusetts, something goes awry. What is it about Mitt?
Feb 15th, 2012
The GOP Soap Opera
It's the Republican Reality TV show, where the last person voted off the island becomes the next Red American Idol.
Feb 8th, 2012
High on the Mainstream embankment
First Newt Gingrich rips Ron Paul for being too far outside the Mainstream, then Mitt Romney says the same about Newt. Meanwhile, Will Durst surveys the waters.
Feb 1st, 2012
Barack H. Obama 2012 State of the Union Drinking Game
Bottoms up! It's time for the 2012 State of the Union Address.
Jan 24th, 2012
Southern fried vultures
The next round of Anybody But Romney moves to South Carolina, and the competition is circling, looking to derail Mr. Bain Capital.
Jan 18th, 2012
Frequently asked questions about the Iowa Caucuses
The first step toward determining the Republican presidential nominee starts today in Iowa. Why Iowa? And what are caucuses? Will Durst explains.
Jan 3rd, 2012
Will Dur$t’$ 2011 X-Ma$ Gift Wi$h Li$t
Will Durst has gifts ready for 2011's newsmakers, including President Obama, Newt Gingrich, Governor Walker, Charlie Sheen, Donald Trump, and the Mayans.
Dec 28th, 2011
Weasel Boy versus Plastic Man
Barring a second bout of primary puppy love, the race for the GOP Presidential nomination is down to the Newtster and Mittens, and the gloves are off.
Dec 21st, 2011
Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2011
Who gets the prize of being number one? Occupy Wall Street? Rick Perry's debate woes? Or could it be cheating politicians Anthony Weiner and Herman Cain?
Dec 14th, 2011
Whack-A-Pol
Will Durst listens in on GOP headquarters, where they're playing a game called "Anybody but Romney." Think "Whack-A-Mole" with media mallets.
Dec 6th, 2011
Turkey Holocaust Day 2011
Will Durst gives thanks for everyone from Barack Obama to Herman Cain to Dick Cheney to the Occupy Wall Streeters. What more could a political satirist ask for?
Nov 23rd, 2011
Grope and change
The Herman Cain saga is a classic case of he said, she said. She said. She said. She said. She said.
Nov 16th, 2011
The delta of denial
Nobody could ever mistake DC for the real world. It’s an encapsulated bubble. A yuppie terrarium. A work free drug zone. But hey, the Smithsonian is nice.
Nov 9th, 2011
I don’t know nothing
We don’t know why CSI: Miami is still on the air. We don’t know why John Boehner is so orange. Let's face it, when it gets down to it, we don't know nothing.
Nov 2nd, 2011
Wearing my debate fatigues
Sound the alarm! A feverish America finds itself larynx-deep in the throes of a new epidemic: GOP debate fatigue.
Oct 26th, 2011
A scoop of non-vanilla
Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain rises to the top of the polls in the GOP primary, but is he just another flavor of the week? Durst explains.
Oct 19th, 2011
IT’S MY MONEY!
Five bucks a month to use ATM cards? Apparently, being nickeled and dimed to death by the banks was the good old days.
Oct 12th, 2011
Prom Queen Anguish
In politics, as in life, we mostly want what we can't have. Just ask the GOP as they desperately search for Mr. or Mrs. Right.
Oct 3rd, 2011
Trickle up economics
Obama calls for Buffett Rule taxes on the rich, and the GOP dances the class war boogie all the way to the bank.
Sep 28th, 2011
Hot Dog Time
America is broke and it'll take more than eating hot dogs to weather the tough times. Billboard space on the Washington Monument? A cover charge at the border? It's all on the table.
Sep 21st, 2011
Red Meat Slam Dance
Frontrunners and challengers traded blows at the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library. Sanity, however, was not in attendance.
Sep 14th, 2011
GOP Pledge Drive
There's the Susan B. Anthony Pledge, the Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge, and now, the Marriage Vow. This campaign season, the whole pledging thing has rocketed out of control.
Sep 7th, 2011
Mister Nuzzle & Muzzle
Texas governor Rick Perry claims he only entered the fray because God told him to, begging the question: Why does God hate America so much?
Aug 31st, 2011
Super Duper Congress
Slower than a slug on Thorazine; less powerful than a soggy Kleenex; unable to compromise in a million years. It’s a ruse, it’s a sham, it’s…Super Congress!
Aug 24th, 2011
The Great Concessionaire
It's hard to understand why Progressives are mad at Obama. After all, he didn’t do anything...besides cave faster than an overused supply tunnel in a Chilean coal mine.
Aug 10th, 2011
Gibberish and Manure
The situation on Capitol Hill has become so confusing, we’re going to need a nuclear physicist to precisely explain what is happening. Instead, you got me.
Aug 3rd, 2011
Back in the Fold
The U.S. could slip into default, leading to the worst possible scenario: We have to move back in with England. Think it’s embarrassing slinking home after college? Try waiting 235 years.
Jul 27th, 2011
Crouching Lurkers
The US economy is about to meltdown like a popsicle left on a picnic table.All hell is about to break loose. Don't you get it? We're doomed! Then again, maybe not.
Jul 20th, 2011
Pity the Poor Rich
People, settle down. The rich are just like the rest of us -- they put their Egyptian silk trousers on one leg at a time, same as you and me.
Jul 13th, 2011
Killer Carnivorous Snails from France
No more livin' high on the hog, Durst suggests some ways America can make some dough
Jun 29th, 2011
Dark Wizards Convene
CNN hosted the first GOP debate of the year that involved actual candidates and some clear winners did emerge: the 99.99% of Americans who neglected to watch it.
Jun 22nd, 2011
Weinergate
Once again, a political official loses their dignity at the hands of technology. In the case of Congressman Anthony Weiner, how do you parody a parody?
Jun 15th, 2011
Corroded Clockwork
Once again, the GOP find themselves in a PR nightmare over their plan to reform Medicare, which some folks say is akin to a tornado’s plan to reform trailer courts.
Jun 8th, 2011
Summer: Day One
Forget the almanac. And the calendar. The true wormhole opening to summer is not the upcoming solstice on June 21st; it's the last Monday of May, Memorial Day.
May 30th, 2011
Yes, Virginia, Some Men Are Pigs
Berlusconi. Edwards. Strauss-Kahn. The Governator. What's the deal with male politicians these days? Sure, power is an aphrodisiac, but have they lost their minds?
May 25th, 2011
Run, Newt, Run!
Newt Gingrich will run for the presidency in 2012. For every analyst, pundit, and satirist everywhere, allow me to say: Hooray! Thank you, sir. May I have another?
May 18th, 2011
Obama gets Osama
Pull the banner out of storage and string it back across the aircraft carrier. Because this time, Mission Really Accomplished
May 11th, 2011
Birther bozos need a new nose
The release of Obama's long-form birth certificate should put an end to all this nonsense, but it won't. People believe what they want to believe, facts be damned.
May 4th, 2011
Hiccuping Volcanoes
Gotta love The Right. They try to stick to the issues, but moral indignation gets the best of them. Never mind the deficit; the wages of sin must first be paid.
Apr 27th, 2011
Armageddon at the DC Corral
The government didn't shut down, but the battles aren't over. Just like Broadway's "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark," this was but a preview.
Apr 20th, 2011
America: You’re Fired!
With the GOP playing a game of political chicken with a 2012 presidential run, billionaire Donald Trump has tossed his hat --and $600 million --in the ring.
Apr 6th, 2011
Obama, No-Fly Guy
We finally get most of our boys out of Iraq, and boom! Up jumps another crisis. Superman should have warned us that this superhero thing can be really tiresome.
Mar 30th, 2011
Pitchforks and Rainbows
America may have dodged damage from the killer tsunami, but a dangerous phenomenon threatens to wash across our nation: concrete political intransigence.
Mar 23rd, 2011
Madness in Madtown
If you think The Walker Coup means this issue is dead, you’re not paying attention. The GOP have overreached and awakened a sleeping giant.
Mar 16th, 2011
Democracy is the new black
Congratulations to the freedom-loving nations that are standing up to dictatorships and embracing democracy. But I must warn you: self-rule is no bed of roses.
Mar 9th, 2011
Suit You
We get it - the government is broke. So how do we get our hands on some of the money that's out there? The answer: We take it. It's the American Way.
Mar 2nd, 2011
One man’s pork is another man’s paycheck
While Left and Right bristle and posture in public over the federal budget, Obama remains confident he can find common ground with the GOP in private.Good Luck.
Feb 22nd, 2011
100 Years of Reagan
Before we get all nostalgic over the Gipper's 100th birth anniversary, let us not forget that the Father of Modern Conservatism was not Saint Ronny.
Feb 16th, 2011
Denial on de Nile
As the people of Egypt revolt against tyranny, Mubarak uses the largest arrow in a dictator's quiver - denial.
Feb 9th, 2011
Boffo smash or miserable flop?
In terms of political theater, Obama's State of the Union address could best be described as a work-in-progress, managing to flummox critics and angels alike.
Feb 2nd, 2011
The State of the Union Drinking Game!
Every time John Boehner cries, take a shot. For each mention of bipartisanship, take two shots. Who says the State of the Union address has to be all business?
Jan 25th, 2011
Predictions for 2011
Now is the time to sweep away the debris of 2010 and build on the foundation of tomorrow. This sentiment guaranteed to last a week before all hell breaks loose.
Jan 5th, 2011
2010 Holiday Wi$h Li$t
For those folks who didn't get the egregious booty they wanted this holiday, Will Durst offers up this scathingly incisive, yet curiously refreshing Wish List.
Dec 29th, 2010
Top 10 Comedic Newsmakers of the Last Decade
From Cheney's infamous hunting trip to bathroom encounters gone awry, Will Durst offers a list of some of the strangest news stories from the last 10 years.
Dec 22nd, 2010
Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2010
Christine O'Donnell is NOT a witch; Glenn Beck "reclaims" the Civil Rights Movement: a look at 2010's most guffaw-inducing headlines.
Dec 15th, 2010
Top 10 Christmas presents for Wall Street Fat Cats
What to get the person who can buy anything? Will Durst offers a catalog of prospective Christmas gifts for your favorite Wall Street Tycoon.
Dec 8th, 2010
Flying the overly-friendly skies
One thing you can say about this whole TSA enhanced pat down mess: nobody will ever board Virgin Airlines again without ruefully grimacing.
Dec 1st, 2010
Thanksgiving Memories
A fond look back at mutant turkeys, Jell-O molds and the joys of having the entire family under one roof -- drunk and filled with 13-bean salad.
Nov 25th, 2010
The Great Decider…or something like that
You have to marvel at George W Bush’s audacious return to the national stage. Apparently, even putative war criminals got to make a living.
Nov 15th, 2010
Democracy’s Labor Pains
Yeah, the GOP did well. After a change in Administrations, the minority party won a bunch of House seats in the midterm election. It's nothing new. Calm down.
Nov 9th, 2010
Don’t vote
If voting were actually effective, they would have been made it illegal by now, so just stay home today. It's not like one vote counts anyway, right?
Nov 2nd, 2010
Blind, Deaf and Dumb
The precise word to explain this season’s big trend in campaign financing is "obliviousness."
Oct 27th, 2010
Facts are stubborn things
In the height of election season, when rhetoric reigns supreme, Will Durst taps the electorate for what matters most: God, family, kittens, rainbows...
Oct 13th, 2010
Pixie dust blues
Who is that masked superhero zoooming across the country on treacherous adventures to save the Democratic damsel?
Oct 5th, 2010
She’s in the attic!
In less than a week, Christine O'Donnell managed to introduce both witchcraft and masturbation into the national conversation.
Sep 27th, 2010
To doom, or not to doom?
Gallup released a poll giving the GOP a 10 point lead with voters, spelling deep, dark Democratic Party doom. But then again, maybe not so much.
Sep 19th, 2010
Happy Labor Day
One day to celebrate true American heroes. The ones who keep democracy alive and shaking and moving and growing -- you and me.
Sep 5th, 2010
Obama’s creed cred
A few years ago anybody who spoke badly of the President was immediately labeled a traitor and accused of coddling the terrorists with a back rub. Not any more.
Aug 31st, 2010
Mosquerade Party
There is only one decent reason a Mosque should be built 2 blocks from Ground Zero. It’s called the 1st Amendment. The one good reason not to? It's called grace.
Aug 23rd, 2010
swamp drainage detritus
Democrats may not have invented the circular firing squad, but you got to admit, they sure have perfected it.
Aug 16th, 2010
Blind justice flies the rainbow flag
George H.W. Bush appointee Chief Judge Vaughn Walker overturns Prop 8 under the crazy notion that the legality of marriage is not about values - it's about rights.
Aug 9th, 2010
Afghanistan, our own spa-spangled bog
To say the Afghan War Diary reveals a disparity between public position and ground-level reality is like pointing out the difference between yoga and bayonets.
Aug 2nd, 2010
Blind, reckless or just plain mean?
What is wrong with the GOP? They must see that reinforcing their stereotype as the Party Of The Rich is not a good idea. Or maybe not.
Jul 28th, 2010
Happy 234th birthday, America
Here’s hoping your Independence Day is beyond terrific. No matter what side of the political spectrum your team plays on, this is a non-partisan party.
Jul 4th, 2010
taking a bite out of blood suckers
Vampires used to be stylish and dangerous. These days, Children of the Night sightings are as frequent as Law & Order reruns.
Jun 30th, 2010
Politics as usual
It's comforting to know that no matter how urgent the crisis facing the American people, our politicians will find ample time to grandstand.
Jun 23rd, 2010
Cowboy Down
Mister President, you are many things. But Chief Executive of Butt Kicking is not what we hired you for.
Jun 16th, 2010
The bright side of the BP oil spill
America has always been the Imperial Wizard of the International Optimists League. When we're handed lemons, we make lemonade. All we need is a couple of dump trucks full of sugar and ironically, some clean water.
Jun 9th, 2010
The Third Gulf War
BP’s sole object is protecting profit. Covering corporate butt. In the last six weeks, not a single word that has leaked out of their mouths has been true.
Jun 1st, 2010
Secret Weapon
Democrats have a secret weapon this November, and his name is Michael Steele -- the RNC chairman who's ruffled so many feathers that the fluttering excess could fill every hotel pillow case in Vegas.
May 26th, 2010
Brainless Pinheads
BP first announced that the seepage from the MC252 well was barely a couple of drips. Nothing to worry about. More oil pooled on your average garage floor. Isn't that cute.
May 10th, 2010
Earth Attacks!
TCD welcomes Will Durst: The belching of Eyjafjallajokull was a cautionary notice to not take humankind too seriously.
May 3rd, 2010
