Early today I was browsing the web like I do every day. I came across an article on The Onion that was published on January 17th, 2001. The title "Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'" made me chuckle a bit, so I decided to check it out.
When I started to read it, I quickly got the chills because of how shockingly accurate they were in predicting the events that would unfold under the Bush Presidency. I want to share a few of the quotes that stood out to me the most.
"During the 40-minute speech, 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."
"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."
"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."
If you would like to read the rest of the article: http://www.theonion.com/article/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros-464