Last November, San Francisco political humorist Will Durst predicted that it would be tough to mock a popular newcomer like President Obama.

   But Will never shirks his duty,  so here are  some sample shots:       

   On Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor:

  “It took Obama about a third of the time to pick a Supreme Court justice that it did to pick his family dog.”

On Obama’s quest for more diversity on the Supreme Court:

“I love the fact that Obama picked a Hispanic with immigrant parents from Puerto Rico. Apparently, the search for the albino midget lesbian unwed Bangladeshi mother with a bum leg and lycanthropy fell a bit short.”

On our battles with pirates on the high seas:  

“Pirates? What’s next? Scurvy? Hilary had to talk tough: ‘The dead ones are the lucky ones!’ We should get Hilary a parrot to carry on her shoulder. And Joe Biden an eye patch, or a mouth patch, so he SHUTS UP!”

Of course, to be fair, Will picks on Republicans, too.

On Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s decision to quit: 

“Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps on giving. For comics going cold turkey on Bush, she is our Methadone.”

Here’s a two-fer, on Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, who said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail but slipped away to a tryst in Argentina, AND on the mainstream media’s fascination with Michael Jackson:

“If Michael Jackson had died a week earlier, Mark Sanford would not only be the most relieved man in America, he wouldn’t even be in America. He’d be in Argentina still.”

On unrest in the Mideast:

“The Iranians are revolting because they’re shocked at the corruption of their leaders, but here in America, we’ve learned to grade on a curve.”

And of course, on the economy:

“When everybody in America knows the name of the Secretary of the Treasury, that’s not good.”

Want more? On July 31 and Aug. 1, Durst brings his new how, “Lieutenant Governor from the State of Confusion,” to the Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma.

Details: $25-$30. 763-8920, cinnabartheater.org