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Was The Onion Clairvoyant?
by Bidabunch
Mon Jan 19, 2009 at 11:28:04 PM PST

So I'm thinking our country's long national nightmare is over. And I google the term to go back and read Ford's speech (hey, what can I say... I'm bored)

And I find this article from January 21, 2001 in the Onion which quotes Bush as saying what is plans for America are:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784

Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'

January 17, 2001 | Issue 37•01

"We as a people must stand united, banding together to tear this nation in two," Bush said. "Much work lies ahead of us: The gap between the rich and the poor may be wide, be there's much more widening left to do. We must squander our nation's hard-won budget surplus on tax breaks for the wealthiest 15 percent. And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it."

more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/20/21557/0882/139/686346