Commentary

Durst: Weasel Boy versus Plastic Man
Durst

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.

TCD’s weekly winners and losers (12/16/11)

TCD’s weekly winners and losers (12/16/11)

Hunger Task Force, the ACLU, BadgerCare, and Ryan Braun highlight our weekly list.

Durst: Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2011
Durst

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?

Durst: Whack-A-Pol
Durst

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.

The European crisis: It’s complicated
The European crisis

It’s complicated

The current economic crisis in Europe holds a mirror to America's - and Milwaukee's - most glaring and hard-to-solve problems.

Durst: Turkey Holocaust Day 2011
Durst

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?

Durst: Grope and change
Durst

Grope and change

The Herman Cain saga is a classic case of he said, she said. She said. She said. She said. She said.

Durst: I don’t know nothing
Durst

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.

Durst: Wearing my debate fatigues
Durst

Wearing my debate fatigues

Sound the alarm! A feverish America finds itself larynx-deep in the throes of a new epidemic: GOP debate fatigue.

Durst: IT’S MY MONEY!
Durst

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.

Steve Jobs: My kind of hero
Steve Jobs

My kind of hero

Smart, driven and prone to colossal gaffes, Jobs was what all true entrepreneurs want to be when they grow up: undeniable.

Durst: Prom Queen Anguish
Durst

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.