humor in the new era of responsibility

There were a brief flurry of articles before the inauguration on how media satirists like The Onion and the Daily Show will have to work harder in an Obama administration. (I seem to remember Stewart giving a quick plug to go out and vote before the 2004 election with the plea: "Please, make my job difficult.") But The Onion seems to have hit on one possible angle for Obama: his nerdiness.

Obama Disappointed Cabinet Failed To Understand His Reference To 'Savage Sword Of Conan' #24

Also, did anyone notice how The Onion closed out the Bush administration by subjecting him to a series of extremely painful pratfalls each week before killing him off on inauguration day?

11/12/08 Bush Tumbles Wildly Down Washington Monument Staircase
11/19/08 Crocodile Bites Off Bush's Arm
11/28/08 Bush Passes Three Pound Kidney Stone
12/4/08 Bush Dragged Behind Presidential Motorcade For 26 Blocks
12/8/08 Bush's Eyelid Accidentally Nailed To Wall
1/14/09 Spider Eggs Hatch In Bush's Brain
1/20/09 Bush Dies Peacefully In His Sleep