Satire  More fun than a bag of doorknobs in a riot, The Onion is undoubtedly the best satirical e-zine on the Net. (Typically, it's American.) Recent highlights include the headlines 'Destiny's Child Referred To As 'Feminist Icons' With Straight Face' and 'Evil Genius Gates Drops Windows 98 Into NYC Water Supply'.
Predictably, the (s)election of GWB provided much fodder: 'George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over . . . My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us." 'Turning to the subject of the environment, Bush said he will do whatever it takes to undo the tremendous damage not done by the Clinton Administration to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.' (Note: they've proved unhappily accurate, haven't they?) Moving a little closer to the edge, The Onion reported that, 'Jesus Christ, son of God and noted pro-life activist, killed two and critically wounded seven others when He opened fire in the waiting room of a Huntsville abortion clinic Tuesday.' Not all their content is political satire. They also do items like "Nation's Dog Owners Demand To Know Who's A Good Boy". 
 If you haven't got time for satirical articles, try out the one-liners over at Ironic Times (one small example, below and right). A hoot.
"New Car Gets 15,000 Miles Per Gallon But fares poorly in crash tests."   For some of the most vicious satire anywhere on the web, have a look at whitehouse.org. It's a parody of the official White House website, replete with faith-based initiatives and good Texan patriotism. Here, GWB and his buddies talk the way they really mean it.
As a special treat, try out their range of highly patriotic war posters (example, right). Not long ago, Vice-Prez Dick Cheney threatened to sue whitehouse.org for making fun of his wife. (IRATE VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY ISSUES A PUNCTILIOUS, LEGALLY PRECISE "OH, WISE GUY, EH? WHY I OUGHTA!" LETTER TO NEFARIOUS "WHITEHOUSE.ORG" TERROR PORTAL!) The editors responded: "[T]he editors of WHITEHOUSE.ORG are confident that any rumors about Mrs. Cheney formerly being a crystal meth pusher are 100% likely to be absolutely untrue. Similarly, any stories about her penchant for licking Brandy Alexanders off the hirsute belly of her spouse are all lies, lies, lies!"  While you're in a laughing mood, why not pay a visit to DubyaSpeak and treat yourself to such linguistic delights as the following:
"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself."  Do have a look at Jesus Of The Week (See example Jesus, left). They want to hear from you: as they say, "If you have an image which you feel sums the ol' Christ up - submit the bugger!" They also have a Testimonials page, in case you find the site offensive and want to tease them with promises of eternal damnation.
 Also highly recommended is Democratic Underground's Top 10 Conservative Idiots: a new hit parade of right-wing stupidity every week. See the points pile up for spin, warmongering, ass-covering, homophobia, and good old-fashioned idiocy.
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