Death, Satire, and President Bush

Since the US election in November, The Onion has also been pondering the death of satire, or at least satirising death, by marking Bush's final days in office with a series of brief reports on the almost-ex-President's demise.

• Spider Eggs Hatch In Bush's Brain (January 14)
• Single-Engine Cessna Crashes Into Bush (January 6)
• Bush's Eyelid Accidentally Nailed To Wall (December 8)
• Bush Dragged Behind Presidential Motorcade For 26 Blocks (December 4)
• Bush Passes Three-Pound Kidney Stone (November 28)
• Crocodile Bites Off Bush's Arm (November 19)
• Bush Tumbles Wildly Down Washington Monument Staircase (November 12)

Almost as amusing (or not, depending on what you consider funny) is the debate and hand-wringing these stories have caused in places such as the Huffington Post (scroll down for the first of many pages of comments).

UPDATE: The Onion found time to squeeze in one more on inauguration day: Bush Dies Peacefully In His Sleep (January 20).