Will Durst from CaglePost.com Columns by Will Durst from CaglePost.com http://rss.caglepost.com/columns.aspx?name=Will+Durst Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://rss-net.sf.net/ Grading Democracy on a Curve Grading Democracy on a Curve Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Want to take this time to congratulate the Iranian people for upgrading to a participatory government where they feel empowered enough to take to the streets to complain. For those of you w... http://www.caglepost.com/article/8fa1c821-a967-49b0-ab45-aae957a1eea5.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT DC Prius Minivan D.C. Prius Minivan Raging Moderate, by Will Durst One of the biggest joys of the open road is its pure democracy. Bentleys and Pintos idling side by side at the same red light. Limos, BMWs, Fords and those little enh cars that look like they've been ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/4b2d1a0b-9ba1-4119-b980-ef241310a69a.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:42:59 GMT Saint Taxes Saint Taxes Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The government has it all wrong. Yeah, yeah, I know. Who's ever heard THAT before? "This Just In: Water Is Wet." What's got my knickers in a big old knotted ball the size of Kobe Bryant's ego this time aroun... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ba1d63ee-fba7-4c87-90b8-a679ce5785d0.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:54:49 GMT Sonia from the Block Sonia from the Block Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The president revealed his nominee for the Supreme Court, selecting a 54-year-old daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants who had been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of N... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a2ffd5d6-48b1-4ca9-bd1c-823052cce2ea.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:10:37 GMT Staycation Fun Staycation Fun Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It's harder than frozen bratwursts to believe we've reached the end of May already, but there it is -- Memorial Day -- delivering a swift kick in the buns to any lingering memory of a very ugly winter. An... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ea3821df-3d36-4382-8272-42668a631f3e.html Mon, 25 May 2009 15:28:41 GMT The Cheney Doctrine The Cheney Doctrine Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I'm sick of torture. And the fact that we're one of the countries way up there on the J.D. Powers annual "torture reliability" list makes me unwell as well. As does talking AROUND torture. What this ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/677ad544-67e4-4c1b-a795-8b856daf56cb.html Tue, 19 May 2009 14:21:06 GMT First 110 Days First 110 Days Raging Moderate, by Will Durst We sort of skipped past President Obama's first 100 days last week due to the looming horror of the dreaded SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC, which now looks about as lethal as your average bunny rabbit furball contag... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5f88343f-619f-4591-8053-a1df9344a46a.html Mon, 11 May 2009 14:20:24 GMT Not So Frequently Asked Questions About The Swine Flu Not So Frequently Asked Questions About The Swine Flu Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Q. What is swine flu? A. A respiratory disease caused by a type-A influenza virus that has mutated into H1N1, and is currently terrorizing the globe. Don't you read... http://www.caglepost.com/article/fc502adc-d12b-41aa-a536-97f81148397f.html Fri, 01 May 2009 22:33:14 GMT I Hate Earth Day I Hate Earth Day Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I hate Earth Day. I'm serious. It makes my head hurt. Pours buckets full of tiredness into my soul. Forty years of watching it slowly transform from a vibrant, subversive movement to an ineffectual Hall... http://www.caglepost.com/article/2cb9748e-e3e4-4a12-b06d-6256332de3b2.html Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:40:07 GMT Arrgh Diplomacy Arrgh Diplomacy Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It's bad enough Obama has to juggle two wars while scrubbing the floor of the White House trying to clean up the domestic mess left by the previous tenant, but as soon as he looks out the door, what does... http://www.caglepost.com/article/076dc7de-2c3d-48c5-bd56-1ee87b1d3c89.html Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:12:50 GMT A Little B-12 from the G-20 A Little B-12 from the G-20 Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The excitement is palpable. G-20 Mania has swept the country like blue mold on dead fruit in the crisper bin of an abandoned refrigerator. Especially amongst the 18 Americans aware that the ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/f15b6dab-c768-494c-a3b4-fb7870ac7365.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:11:28 GMT Stuff A Sanitary Sock In It Stuff A Sanitary Sock In It. Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Oh for crum's sake. Settle down, people. You're fixated. You've inflated this whole steroids thing into a national obsession. Suddenly, steroids are the root of all evil. An Al Qaeda trick d... http://www.caglepost.com/article/faddf42f-dc6a-4840-95a9-bf206033442d.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:59:40 GMT The Baby Steps Blues The Baby Steps Blues Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Excuse me, but I got a couple of questions. What's the damn deal? The hell happened? Am I missing something? I mean, come on, Barack Obama assumed office almost two entire complete whole months ago ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/55cbcb9d-ff97-4d52-9298-54e60c944da7.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:29:39 GMT Bye American Bye American Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Can we stop with the waving of the sharp instruments for a minute and speak rationally to this whole ugly recession mess we find ourselves currently mired in? C'mon. You know what recession mess I'm talking... http://www.caglepost.com/article/beab1cbb-3350-4a79-bbf2-49ac5ceb0a66.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:52:29 GMT The Tomorrow Speech The Tomorrow Speech Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Barack Obama's initial foray into that belly of the beast known as a joint session of Congress was nothing less than a resounding. semi- success. Sort of. It wasn't quite a State of the Union Address... http://www.caglepost.com/article/92dc7a67-e010-4afa-997c-7c781ee3449c.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:42:11 GMT The Best Cabinet Money Can't Buy The Best Cabinet Money Can't Buy Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It was weird to hear the words that flew out of Barack Obama's mouth when asked to comment on one of the four or five or FORTY of his Cabinet appointments that were forced to pull out be... http://www.caglepost.com/article/caa82e3f-4134-4fc4-be9d-a1e9612a547f.html Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:57:40 GMT Tax Cut Zombies from the Planet No Tax-Cut Zombies from the Planet No! Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It is the stuff of nightmares. You hear the shabby shuffle of their somnambulant stutter and your skin begins to crawl. To see their haunted hollow eyes on the cable news shows taking... http://www.caglepost.com/article/e50c5e2c-c0f5-4a0e-b15a-bd0546178628.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:23:00 GMT Triggering a Silent Scream Triggering a Silent Scream Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The president is not what you call dim. He's obviously aware the only thing worse than a bleakening economy is a bleakening economy where the most depressed of us are forced to watch the leas... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ab68f4f6-5f96-4740-8d57-8ee9b6d4e679.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:48:05 GMT The School for Scandal Version 2.1 The School for Scandal, Version 2.1 Raging Moderate, by Will Durst A politician making lemonade after being pelted by a bushel of media-chucked lemons is as familiar as red yarn on the handle of a black bag on the luggage carousel at O'Hare. But few ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/645d8bb2-5baa-4933-9ac6-493cc2d80c73.html Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:03:54 GMT The Honeymo is Over The Honeymo is Over Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It might have been the shortest honeymoon this side of a drunken Britney Spears careening off of quarter poker video games in Vegas. I'm talking about Barack Obama's relationship with the press after... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ff14b6de-e426-4d38-bd1f-a93524770100.html Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:59:47 GMT Five Presidents Five Presidents Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It is the wackiest photo-op since Sarah Palin went herself a-turkey-farming. Three ex-presidents, the current president and the future president all kicking it old school, chilling in the Oval Office tal... http://www.caglepost.com/article/8b0f9c06-2fd0-460e-8331-42c7ab767e69.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:47:09 GMT If The Shoe Fits Hurl It If The Shoe Fits, Hurl It Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The president of the United States looked into the sole of another foreigner -- twice -- as a pair of shoes was flung at him during a Baghdad press conference on a surprise visit to Iraq. And t... http://www.caglepost.com/article/0258ec52-cfdc-4924-84a7-2370008d714c.html Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:42:45 GMT The Top-Ten Comedic News Stories of 2008 The Top-Ten Comedic News Stories of 2008 Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Okay. Just so you know: The Top-Ten Comedic News Stories of the Year are as different from the Top-Ten Legitimate News Stories of the Year as a tower of giraffes is from a small ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b17e3ab9-c978-4288-9106-d7726091f64a.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:13:05 GMT Giving Governors a Bad Name Giving Governors a Bad Name Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Hats off to the Illinois governor for shooting so high above and beyond the normal arc of political malfeasance that he's probably annoyed NASA by interfering with satellite traffic. After ye... http://www.caglepost.com/article/8c797595-c184-41c3-9991-468f1255a49b.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:52:26 GMT And They're Off And They're Off! Raging Moderate, by Will Durst As the curtain mercifully falls on the Most Important Election of Your Lifetime, the nation breathes a collective sigh of relief. Or do they? Sure, there were enough Byzantine plot twists and darkly ric... http://www.caglepost.com/article/bd8168ec-2076-42e1-9f7b-d269b7e0e610.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:38:07 GMT Bipartisan Sleaze Bipartisan Sleaze Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It was as refreshing as a secret waterfall in the Sahara to see the FBI video of Democratic Massachusetts State Sen. Denise Wilkerson stuffing part of a $23,000 payoff into her bra at Beacon Hill's Fil... http://www.caglepost.com/article/113516dc-e365-473c-a7f1-d20a5d4dfbcf.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:29:31 GMT Worst Campaign Ever Worst Campaign Ever Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I don't know which is scarier: The American landscape the next President of the United States is destined to inherit, the people who will make that decision (us), or the fact that these two guys seem... http://www.caglepost.com/article/66059038-9c34-4690-a8bb-591f862ce6e9.html Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:05:12 GMT John the Candidate John the Candidate Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Take that old saw about not being able to teach an old dog new tricks and toss it in your blue recycling bin on top of your fifth-of-a-quart economic medicinal containers. In his final mano-a-mano con... http://www.caglepost.com/article/1c21e4c3-520f-44a9-a00f-a08b96cc54d6.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:50:25 GMT Bashful in Nashville Bashful in Nashville Raging Moderate, by Will Durst You'd think that the two remaining presidential-division heavyweights squaring off on national TV would produce a modicum of action. You know, a knockdown, a busted nose; maybe a rabbit punch to th... http://www.caglepost.com/article/58ed4913-5fbb-424f-914e-6a915cffca9e.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:56:20 GMT Interesting Times Interesting Times Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Sweaty, wrestling scholars have yet to establish whether it's a Chinese, Arabian or American curse; nonetheless somebody once said, "May you live in interesting times." And sure as God made the larva o... http://www.caglepost.com/article/fd6c717a-7bc1-48f9-a1c9-9ed13237f063.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:02:24 GMT Old Piranha Pants Old Piranha Pants Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Got a message for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Hey, lady. How ya doing? Me too. It's going around. Listen, the couch is over there and you might want to lie down and take a Zen moment to get over your bad ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/44726ae0-c685-4696-bfb3-d222ac4b4008.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:48:01 GMT The Unkosher Candidate The Unkosher Candidate Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Settle down people. For crum's sake, you're going to burst a collective blood vessel here and end up squirting self-righteous juice all over your nice slacks. All this garment staining simply be... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d4fa4f80-b7cb-4358-8465-fe7730abda43.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:19:36 GMT The Grand Old Party Line The Grand Old Party Line Raging Moderate, by Will Durst As he did in Denver, Will Durst was blogging during the Republican National Convention, and here are his final reports to wrap it up for readers: Pit Bull with Lipstick Well, now we know why s... http://www.caglepost.com/article/3696b5d4-e974-47c7-bba3-afa16ee894fa.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:03:04 GMT The Dems Do Denver The Dems Do Denver Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Will Durst was blogging during the Democratic National Convention, and here are his final reports to wrap it up for readers: Pro-Good, Anti-Bad You can sense it. People are in a state of shock here i... http://www.caglepost.com/article/e597b034-8054-42ed-9711-7a6ede6955ee.html Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:36:23 GMT Kvetching and Convening Kvetching and Convening Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Now that the Olympic flame has been doused by the tears of a thousand jade blossoms, it's time for America's most athletically dexterous mutants to stash their red, white and blue togs and head h... http://www.caglepost.com/article/12b0dea5-dbdf-4af7-a506-d0cd5de5c618.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:07:26 GMT Too - Americas "Too" Americas Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Not content to be viewed as your ordinary run-of-the-mill hypocritical oaf, former vice-presidential candidate John Edwards compounded his monumental weaseldom by trying to sneak an overdue admission of ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/6f3aeb95-ea57-4027-ba5f-a2b13a617150.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:52:26 GMT The Chinese Olympics The Chinese Olympics Raging Moderate, by Will Durst By now, if you are not in the early stages of tertiary overdose from cloyingly mawkish Up Close and Personal previews emanating out of that quadrennial athletic meet going down in Beijing, you shoul... http://www.caglepost.com/article/eba127b2-ee02-48f6-8215-1e5cfe459776.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:13:32 GMT Talking Veepstakes Talking Veepstakes Raging Moderate, by Will Durst This seems like a good time to talk about the race for the vice presidency. Not because of the overwhelming excitement involved in what is essentially a backstage safari. And not because of the dazzli... http://www.caglepost.com/article/86784ec5-4c6a-4d7c-87a3-d97ffe68b967.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:38:19 GMT The End End The End End Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Finally? Yes, finally. Not a trick? No trick. Over? Yes. Over. It is once again safe for the faint-of-heart to come out from under the covers. The battle royale is done and the shrapnel has been kept to a mi... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a36dcc8c-747c-4096-9461-3991b389d19d.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:14:38 GMT McBush McBush Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I'm a little worried about John McCain. Not simply because of that nasty looking marsupial pouch stapled to his upper neck, but because he seems determined to wrong headedly barrel down a path more dangerous than... http://www.caglepost.com/article/059ea0bd-90d0-47b2-8d9a-8c11457537a3.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:27:38 GMT Top 20 Reasons Hillary Clinton Should Stay in the Race Top 20 Reasons Hillary Clinton Should Stay in the Race Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Even though the dogged Hillary Clinton is being encouraged by friend and foe and pundit alike to drop out of the Democratic presidential primary, there is a conting... http://www.caglepost.com/article/686a71aa-1d87-41d5-8f6d-aaece71d3e87.html Fri, 23 May 2008 21:34:28 GMT The Stamp of Upheaval The Stamp of Upheaval Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Like a blind squirrel tripping over a discarded acorn, the pundits may have accidentally stumbled onto a similar nugget of truth in their speculation that Hillary is making Barack a better candida... http://www.caglepost.com/article/e9d23db0-ecc1-4c49-abde-42e7e3445756.html Fri, 16 May 2008 19:37:29 GMT It's Over It's Over. Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I'm not saying Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic presidential run is toast. Finished. Down the drain. Caput. Washed up. History. A memory. In the archives. Defunct. Extinct. Artifacto. Took a hike. S... http://www.caglepost.com/article/4d1c4c76-3fb3-4c20-9c89-2954b49bcfe6.html Fri, 09 May 2008 17:33:23 GMT Me ID You ID We ID Me ID. You ID. We ID. Raging Moderate, by Will Durst All I want to know is. what the hell is the big deal? Settle down. People, you're going to pop an embolism the size of a balloon poodle tail. I'm talking about the reaction to the 6 to 3 vote by t... http://www.caglepost.com/article/31bcc945-26a4-4fb4-b834-22cb9831c475.html Fri, 02 May 2008 03:38:28 GMT Post- Pennsylvania Primary Punditry Post-Pennsylvania Primary Punditry Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Order another bag of peanuts, pass the cotton candy and get used to the smell of sawdust, because the circus tour has been extended. Yes, my friends, welcome to the primary that will n... http://www.caglepost.com/article/ac4faaa9-3646-43a4-a0a3-f13834133012.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:18:25 GMT President Whatshisname President Whatshisname Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I think it's time you and I had us a talk about President Whatshisname. Certainly time somebody spoke of him. Because I'm not sure anybody's noticed, but he seems to have disappeared lately. And ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c9732670-3072-4c06-812d-e8dfc2a6599c.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:37:01 GMT The Puppy Party The Puppy Party Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Poor Hillary. Everybody wants her to quit. Nancy Pelosi wants her to quit. Michelle Obama wants her to quit. Wouldn't be surprised to hear Fidel Castro thinks she's been hanging on too long. Even pundits... http://www.caglepost.com/article/86128935-1ddf-4633-9a1c-a9e777a858d9.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:08:40 GMT Politics Aren't Us Politics Aren't Us Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Oh, man, it's a good thing I'm not a politician. For me. For you. For the planet Jupiter. Not just because I'd expend all my political capital attempting to get rid of that primitive custom known as b... http://www.caglepost.com/article/2b933933-f68d-4cba-b446-7f2f030e4ac3.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:06:00 GMT 10 Hints On How To Cover The Historic '08 Candidacies Hints On How To Cover The Historic '08 Candidacies Raging Moderate, by Will Durst This campaign has been tough on everybody, but particularly on members of the media who find themselves stymied when trying to navigate this year's historic candidacy ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/7797b5a5-1b6e-45dd-8a95-f2d99675b279.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:17:04 GMT 50 Suggestions for John McCain's Vice- Presidential Short List 50 Suggestions for John McCain's Vice-Presidential Short List Raging Moderate, by Will Durst WARREN BUFFETT. World's richest man can't hurt, in case the campaign needs a loan. Or the country. JAMES EARL JONES. The most trusted voice in show business.... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b6dd2364-c8d6-4683-9f66-e9d3e065961f.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:22:35 GMT Hillary Clinton Undead Hillary Clinton: Undead Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Brazenly defying logic, momentum, expectations, poll numbers, gravity, and the old wives advice not to venture into the water within an hour of eating, Hillary Clinton unaccountably still lives.... http://www.caglepost.com/article/06aeae9a-2b58-491e-b8c4-1f81fa5ab0d5.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:04:56 GMT 32 Short Thoughts About Ralph Nader 32 Short Thoughts About Ralph Nader Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Ralph Nader. Officially threw his hat in the ring for president. Again. His fourth attempt. Shouldn't "three strikes" apply here? Ralph Nader. The Dr. Kevorkian of presidential polit... http://www.caglepost.com/article/95845b97-bd3c-40c0-86fc-591ac0d1e065.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:07:44 GMT Shut Up Shut Up Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Shut up. Please shut up. No. Really. Shut up. Shut Up. Shut UP. I know you think I'm kidding here, but I'm not. Pretty please. Shut the hell up. Honest to god, it's not funny anymore. Would you two kindly have ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/6e09df57-bbe6-45cf-a247-9b05f9d403de.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:13:15 GMT Lumpy and Hucky Lumpy and Hucky Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Just when you thought the Republican primary was all over but the shouting, along comes The New York Times with a potential bombshell about possible indiscretions that may or may not have involved John M... http://www.caglepost.com/article/961e1858-dad7-4665-b7d9-d94ffb9fac6e.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:05:08 GMT Bill Clinton Threat or Menace Bill Clinton: Threat or Menace? Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It's desperation time in Hillaryville. They're putting out fires faster than a Rocky Mountain ranger station during a lightning storm in the middle of an August drought. Due to the fact ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/68b70d02-c558-45f0-80b6-a63eef9a3e30.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:43:50 GMT Super Duper Fat Tuesday Super Duper Fat Tuesday Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Chin up, me buckos. Be brave. Don't go all El Foldo on us here. This is no time to pull a John Edwards. Oh, I understand the temptation to succumb to the numbing forecast of further intermi... http://www.caglepost.com/article/62c05f4d-544a-46e0-85b8-ebb469da1e2d.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:18:48 GMT Iowa It's Winner-Tastic Iowa: It's Winner-Tastic! Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The great thing about the Iowa caucuses is even after it's over, nobody knows exactly what happened. It's best described as musical chairs without the music. And no chairs. On the De... http://www.caglepost.com/article/8c24e8e1-4b7b-4e21-a157-326250459a4d.html Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:29:45 GMT The Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2007 The Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2007 Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Okay. Just so you know: the Top Ten Comedic News Stories of the Year are as different from the Top Ten Legitimate News Stories of the Year as Peppermint Mini Marshmall... http://www.caglepost.com/article/26cc089c-6eec-4e35-aa8c-834508aeffec.html Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:10:28 GMT WMD-US Intelligence Not a Match WMD-U.S. Intelligence: Not a Match ??????? Raging Moderate, by Will Durst For those of you lying back in your recliner with your feet up, thinking all the weirdness of '07 had already unspooled and you had a couple of weeks to sit back, re... http://www.caglepost.com/article/f91e4429-284c-47ed-a5e5-5808cefa5d94.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:28:46 GMT Not-So-Almighty Dollar Not-So-Almighty Dollar Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Talk about how the almighty have fallen. The dollar is headed downhill faster than Bode Miller on a set of rocket skis. Think nose dive. Plummetville. Plunge City. Belly Floppo Rama. Rec... http://www.caglepost.com/article/2754caa4-7936-4871-ab0a-60e20d0bfc4e.html Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:08:22 GMT Nuclear Two-Step Nuclear Two-Step Raging Moderate, by Will Durst This might be a good time to try and explain George Bush's Mideast nuclear policy, which to the untrained eye must seem trickier than doing calculus on a solar powered calculator in the front ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/65bda032-7ef1-4201-b542-518ea9eef0e9.html Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:54:36 GMT Al Gore and the Blue Sky Theory Al Gore and the Blue Sky Theory Raging Moderate, by Will Durst So Al Gore got the Nobel Peace Prize for his incessant blabbing about "global warming." Big deal. The committee that hands those things out is the motliest collection of Norwegi... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c1e1f354-7015-4590-80a5-6dbf46789579.html Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:26:00 GMT Our Offspring Fontanelle Our Offspring Fontanelle Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Oooh. He's clever. And obviously knows exactly what he's doing. This is all a setup, people. Has to be. Yes, I'm talking about George Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insuran... http://www.caglepost.com/article/10dd71b9-d3e8-41a4-aafb-25fe1534feb2.html Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:14:19 GMT God's Only Party GOD'S ONLY PARTY Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Earlier this week, a clandestine cadre of controlling conservative Christian captains (bunch of right-wing religious nut jobs is what I'm getting at) threatened to run from the GOP like ducks... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b0d7983d-2612-4fb8-aec4-d7870c0049d8.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:27:26 GMT Free Speech Ain't Free Oh Wait A Minute Yeah It Is Free Speech Ain't Free. Oh, Wait A Minute. Yeah, It Is. Raging Moderate, by Will Durst After all the brouhaha in New York this week, this seems like a good time to have us a little chat about free speech. Not restricted free speech. Not p... http://www.caglepost.com/article/4af7bbc8-9ec5-4630-9917-385e8abf0249.html Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:48:19 GMT FAQ Petraeus' Testimony FAQ: Petraeus' Testimony Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Frequently Asked Questions About General Petraeus' Congressional Testimony: Q. How did General Petraeus' testimony in front of Congress go? A. Pretty good. He emphasized that ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/44651f29-61c8-49b2-a16f-b135ef2e0ae9.html Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:39:27 GMT Republicans Gone Wild 2 REPUBLICANS GONE WILD 2! Raging Moderate, by Will Durst If you're one of the millions still rolling on the floor in amazement at the greed and hypocrisy featured in last year's surprise hit: "REPUBLICANS GONE WILD," throw that DVD away. Be... http://www.caglepost.com/article/9962d9b0-3272-47bc-b4a8-9f675006c87f.html Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:07:07 GMT Rove Bye Bye Rove Bye Bye Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Karl Rove, Bush's brain, quit last week. And no, he hasn't been replaced, so yes, you could say the cavity remains empty. To put it another way: Voldermort has left the building. Darth Vader took ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/51c1588c-9451-479a-9c95-6840e2edf0a3.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:49:35 GMT Me Me Me Me Me Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Raging Moderate, by Will Durst You know what's wrong with America? I mean, besides a headache medicine that you apply to your forehead? Our national obsession with "me." Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Nobody ever thinks about "us"... http://www.caglepost.com/article/75eae7ad-b36e-4e58-8c07-b92749411c3f.html Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:20:59 GMT The Center Left Right The Center Left, Right? Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Does anybody know what happened to the center? I remember hearing about it in the old days, but it seems to have disappeared like a wisp of mist in a solar wind. All anybody talks abou... http://www.caglepost.com/article/3a18e77b-4855-4737-9884-2f6d1bb0c855.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:01:00 GMT Skooter Skates Skooter Skates Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Who can tell what motivates the president these days? Maybe the commutation of Scooter Libby is meant to demonstrate his latent in-chargity. That he's relevant, dammit! That not only can he be ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5857dabf-cc90-4c51-86c5-4787d6a5c61b.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:15:56 GMT Boss Dick Boss Dick Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Alright, I have a message for the American public, and the message is this: leave Dick Cheney alone. He's not answerable to you. Get off his big white furry butt. You are not the boss of him. N... http://www.caglepost.com/article/6ff35b6a-deba-49a6-9c3e-b756dec377a9.html Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:51:36 GMT Darting Squirters Darting Squirters By Raging Moderate, Will Durst Four-Star General David Petraeus spoke of George Bush's vaunted troop surge as having unintended consequences, i.e. the squirts. And no, I'm not kidding. By putting pressure on targeted segme... http://www.caglepost.com/article/271bddce-d55e-46d3-9749-fe45e8c545d5.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:45:01 GMT Paris Hilton Pays for George Bush's Sins Paris Hilton Pays for George Bush's Sins Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Poor, poor Paris. Okay. Admittedly, she's as likable as fingernails on a blackboard. Fingernails that have never been chipped in the normal pursuit of an actual day's ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5ff1dd6e-d8f9-41ba-918e-8bf127809d96.html Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:39:34 GMT Not Your Species Monkey Boy Not Your Species, Monkey Boy Raging Moderate, by Will Durst In response to what hopefully is the final tail-slapping video of "The Frenzied Errant Whale Saga: The Sequel," I have some advice for the people in charge that might come in handy... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5a548c29-51a1-4984-a79c-0c746bebd2ae.html Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:27:04 GMT Hillary Campaign Theme Songs Hillary Campaign Theme Songs Raging Moderate, by Will Durst We, members of the CCJU, the Comics, Clowns & Jesters Union, can currently be found moping around, wearing an excess of black, plunged into a state of funk that can only be called ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/91c38270-9508-46e1-8243-3832a80358ea.html Sat, 26 May 2007 22:51:49 GMT You Got To Love Dick You Got To Love Dick Raging Moderate, by Will Durst You got to love Dick. Vice President Cheney, that is. He made another unannounced visit to Iraq in his unofficial capacity as heavy schtarker foreign-policy hit man for that Halliburton su... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c0c0015b-859c-43c4-8b7a-e4b8b72501fb.html Sat, 19 May 2007 21:56:29 GMT George and Attila George and Attila Raging Moderate, by Will Durst When a ton of crap is dumped from way high above into the lake of our lives, we rarely worry about the tiny arcing droplets splashing on our face, mainly because we're too busy keeping our boats... http://www.caglepost.com/article/bbd6fd6e-a142-4767-8b09-62935917e88b.html Thu, 10 May 2007 04:17:03 GMT The Scourge of Mockolate The Scourge of Mockolate Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I never thought I'd be talking smack about the Hershey Company. It makes me feel like I'm wiping my oily hands on the prom dress of America's sweetheart. We all know Hershey. We all lo... http://www.caglepost.com/article/cf8065dd-3a6b-4b44-a16c-7fab6de8b592.html Thu, 03 May 2007 19:38:41 GMT The Curious Case of the Amnesiac Attorney General The Curious Case of the Amnesiac Attorney General Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I'm afraid it is my duty to impart some bad news, people, and I advise you all to sit down before you fall down. The attorney general of the United States app... http://www.caglepost.com/article/4101f4ee-d0ce-449e-b68b-3905e9925bfd.html Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:45:09 GMT Presidential Spring Training Presidential Spring Training Raging Moderate, by Will Durst ???????The World Series of presidential politics may be 19 months down the road, but the players are already lacing up their cleats and playing pepper with fungo bats on the sandlo... http://www.caglepost.com/article/58143056-07d5-4806-aecb-424c1a40d7bd.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:52:10 GMT Partisan Witch-hunts on Youtube Partisan Witch-hunts on YouTube Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Strap on your seat belts and nuke some popcorn because we got ourselves a battle royale between the two gnarliest branches of government that a tree has ever seen. In the left h... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d5d8f4c6-a28d-4dfb-8b2d-e6538700b89c.html Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:04:29 GMT The Department of Just Us The Department of Just Us Raging Moderate, by Will Durst For those of you who enjoyed the devastation that the Bush administration unloaded on America through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the K Street Project, you're going to... http://www.caglepost.com/article/a98e82f3-8a3a-492c-ba57-a795ae0c7a46.html Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:53:03 GMT Passenger Bill of Rights Passenger Bill of Rights Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Due to a spate of recent negative publicity, the airline industry has embarked on a public relations blitz aimed at reversing the public's perception that flight service has sunk to th... http://www.caglepost.com/article/34084729-bc71-41fc-938b-3204cd8ec389.html Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:40:57 GMT The 14th Annual "TGFTLSBIAC" Awards The 14th Annual "TGFTLSBIAC" Awards Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Better strap a hairspray filter over your mouth, because it's red-carpet season, everybody. That blessed time of the year when mere mortals like us derive major entertainme... http://www.caglepost.com/article/d6582ff9-d65e-4b4e-a9c2-8cd9664c3843.html Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:45:05 GMT Executive Time-out or Phuket Executive Time-out or Phuket? Raging Moderate, by Will Durst In a stunning announcement that shook capitals and media centers around the globe, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow read a simple statement at an extraordinary 2:00 a.m. pre... http://www.caglepost.com/article/6adfb245-c2d2-4d95-978c-c0f84179e035.html Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:50:54 GMT The Big Game The Big Game Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The two-minute warning has sounded and you can almost smell relief approaching like a cheese pretzel from drunken Raider fans two sections away. They always string it out, but this year our "get i... http://www.caglepost.com/article/469c4ba1-dd3b-4d05-8c51-488ce5f03b5d.html Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:19:40 GMT George W Bush 2007 State of the Union Drinking Game George W. Bush 2007 State of the Union Drinking Game Raging Moderate, by Will Durst What you need to play: .Four taxpayers: One rich white guy wearing a suit. Cufflinks are nice. Two people wearing jeans, one in a blue work shirt, the ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/0426bace-9d93-4452-87fb-f15866561e43.html Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:20:30 GMT Spanking the Diaper Spanking the Diaper Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I don't know if you've heard about this, but it's exactly the kind of news that compels perfectly sane people to throw their arms up in the air, bang their foreheads against brick walls, an... http://www.caglepost.com/article/000f1b99-6f92-4897-8295-ab4dbf9c7182.html Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:30:41 GMT The World of Wrongevity The World of Wrongevity Raging Moderate, by Will Durst George Bush is as wrong as Wyoming sushi. And he seems stubbornly determined to continue to be wrong in a no brakes in a tank, down a hill, headed for a boy scout camp before the break ... http://www.caglepost.com/article/805cf105-0ab1-425d-8ca3-9fb46e48ecef.html Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:25:26 GMT 2007 Resolutions 2007 RESOLUTIONS Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Usually you make it to January 1, take a deep breath, look back on the old year and realize there was a fairly equal balance of what you call your good and your bad. The last couple of years (... http://www.caglepost.com/article/998f80bb-229d-445f-81e1-ee6c2cbb698d.html Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:28:52 GMT Belated 2006 Xma Gift Wish List Belated 2006 Xma$ Gift Wi$h Li$t Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Bah, humbug everybody. Consider that uttered in the spirit of those of us familiar with the soft dark underbelly of the happiest time of the year. The ones regularly washed ove... http://www.caglepost.com/article/b3ca4986-1784-435c-b5a4-9d4a8eda9f27.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:47:02 GMT Crocodile Tears Crocodile Tears Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The latest form of political theater descending on DC is the crying of crocodile tears. And this season's nominations for biggest mock drops are destined to be swept by Beltway players in their... http://www.caglepost.com/article/7d37f0b7-eb98-418c-b1bd-ae9de9818b59.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:42:26 GMT Reading Isn't Fundamental Reading Isn't Fundamental Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Right about now is when it could come in real handy to have a president who reads. A book-learning wonk. A guy not allergic to the printed word. George W. Bush even admitted it himsel... http://www.caglepost.com/article/eda55b5a-83de-4f17-81be-dbe2efb880a3.html Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:26:57 GMT And They're Not Off And They're Not Off! Raging Moderate, by Will Durst I startled some guy in the next lane at a red light when I shouted at my radio today. A semi-famous network newscaster had come on opining how Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack could easily take t... http://www.caglepost.com/article/5368fac8-de8f-4942-a050-b3de4c5e8c12.html Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:18:58 GMT San Francisco Values San Francisco Values Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Hope you were hanging on to something solid last week, because this country lurched so hard to the left that half of Washington woke up with a wicked case of whiplash. No, make that most o... http://www.caglepost.com/article/c62218cc-2eb1-4bd3-ae4d-3e65ba2c12fa.html Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:21:39 GMT Don't Not Stay The Course Don't Not Stay the Course Raging Moderate, by Will Durst If you need more proof that President George Bush is as clueless as a goldfish on a leash in a space shuttle, you obviously didn't see him in all his counter-intuitive glory this we... http://www.caglepost.com/article/bddf958d-3e12-4a81-ad2e-d4e8d183a59b.html Sat, 28 Oct 2006 22:37:48 GMT Bring Back Saddam Bring Back Saddam Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Winston Churchill: "Democracy may be the worst form of government known to man, with the possible exception of every other form." I don't know if you got your head screwed on tight right... http://www.caglepost.com/article/160c0999-b15f-4554-bcf9-ae4002821edd.html Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:48:55 GMT The Boogeyman The Boogeyman Raging Moderate, by Will Durst "If you don't watch out, the Boogeyman is going to get you." When we were young, every one of us suffered a grandparent or a creepy weird uncle or a fat, pimply faced cousin who planted simi... http://www.caglepost.com/article/767178ed-a290-4bd7-8a5c-f488792dc2fd.html Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:28:48 GMT Dennis Hastert's Crow Plate Special Dennis Hastert's Crow-Plate Special Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Hubris. (Hyoo-bris) -noun. Excessive pride or self-confidence. Arrogance. That's the dry dictionary definition. But if you want to see hubris in all its gooey partisan... http://www.caglepost.com/article/7568457e-02ef-47cd-a09c-b12f675ee64f.html Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:58:32 GMT

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