Wow! The Onion weirdly prescient in 2001!

[maggrwaggr]

http://www.theonion.com/onion3701/bush_nightmare.html?2001

(snip)
Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.
"You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?"
On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.
(snip)

Man, they nailed this one. January 2001!!!

[ronzo]

1. That's a great one.

"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."

[Cha]

2. Kick!

:kick:

[SharonAnn]

3. Except for the tax hike part.

eom

[pop goes the weasel]

4. check your local taxes

sure you haven't had a tax hike?

[Brian Sweat]

5. Hell, everyone on DU and Table Talk was predicting the same thing.