I hate it when The Onion is factual. 09 Oct 2008 opinion miscellaneous I saw this referenced by an op-ed piece I read in a restaurant a few weeks back and had to share, as it's become more and more depressing. This is a piece run by The Onion on January 17, 2001 shortly after George W. Bush came into office netitlted: Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over I'm going to go cry in a corner now.