50 Suggestions for McCain’s VP

Will Durst / Truthdig Mar 13, 2008 Comedian Will Durst offers up a short list, from Colin Powell to the Verizon guy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Much Is That Superpower in the Window?

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 21, 2008 The satirist reports that New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is still trying to decide whether to buy the U.S. presidency, with the sticking point being the steep price. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voters Care About Bull****

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2007 The Onion pokes fun at the nonsense issues, costume pageantry and theatrical pandering that have taken over the American electoral process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Not So Almighty Dollar

Will Durst / Truthdig Dec 3, 2007 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. Recession is such an ugly word. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary’s Supermarket Conundrum

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Nov 19, 2007 Campaign-trail satire: Paper? Plastic? Both? Neither? The senator finds it's hard to do a bit of shopping when a world of voters is looking on. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Dictator Gets Tips From an Old Pro

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Nov 12, 2007 Bush, citing his own years of expertise, flies to Islamabad to offer wisdom on how to eliminate democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hillary’s Unassailable Strategy

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Nov 5, 2007 In a strategic masterstroke to avoid missteps, Clinton will spend the rest of her campaign encased in a soundproof glass box. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Gore and the Blue Sky Theory

Will Durst / Truthdig Oct 22, 2007 Funnyman Durst sends up the absurd criticism of Al Gore and the Nobel Prize. Why stop at global warming when there's plenty in the world of science and nature to deny? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Craig Trapped in the Closet

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Don't watch this "Daily Show" clip while ingesting beverages -- the R. Kelly impersonator's vibrato-tastic adaptation of "Trapped in the Closet" you'll see here, laden with sociopolitical commentary about certain embattled senators plagued with recent men's-room-related woes, may cause you to, as the youngsters say, "snarf." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Down to Their Last Billion

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Sep 9, 2007 The satirist reports that, desperate to protect their endangered fortunes, thousands of the nation's leading hedge-fund managers converged on Washington today in "The Million Mercedes March." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Domestic Surveillance Begins at Home

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Sep 2, 2007 The satirist writes that just-resigned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' motivation is that he wants to spend more time eavesdropping on his family. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Worst Candidate Websites

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2007 Cracked.com has a review of the candidates' websites, including "awkward attempts at hipness" and "weirdest moments." John McCain's virtual outpost, for example, won this critique: "The main image from the pre-site landing page essentially says, 'Welcome to the online obituary for the late Senator John McCain.' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )