Back in the Fold
by Will Durst Give Congress the benefit of the doubt and say they do work out a compromise on the debt ceiling extension. This country could still slip … Read more
Will Durst
Crouching Lurkers
by Will Durst Run for the hills everybody! Armageddon is imminent! The sky is beyond falling; it’s anvil plummeting! Onto our heads so fast the clouds are whistling … Read more
Pity the Poor Rich
Allow me to offer up a few words in defense of one of the most maligned groups in America today. Citizens, who through a simple twist of fate, … Read more
Killer Carnivorous Snails From France
You don’t need me to tell you that this country is broke. Not just broke. Flat busted. Un-flush. Tapped to the max. No bread or cabbage or scratch … Read more
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 percent of the American people who … Read more
Weinergate
Trust me. I really wanted to avoid the groin-tweeting thing altogether, but you might as well try to avert your eyes from a bullfight in a bowling alley. … Read more
Corroded Clockwork
Like corroded clockwork, the Republicans once again find themselves in the middle of a public relations disaster the size of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. Specifically, their plan to … Read more
Summer: Day One
Forget the almanac. And the calendar. Forget whatever the weatherman or the newspaper or the next-door neighbor with the hair growing out of a mole shaped like the … Read more
Run, Newt, Run!
Out of elective politics for over a decade, dithering on the sidelines like a moody Southern-fried Hamlet, Newt Gingrich jumped back into the ring announcing plans to run … Read more
Obama Gets Osama
Pull the banner out of storage and string it back across the aircraft carrier. Because this time, Mission Really Accomplished. Barack bested bin Laden. Obama got Osama. Or … Read more
