[sneak]

> and wish this was true.

*were

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood

[pervycreeper]

Using the conditional mood that way is common in American English. Hardly a strict error.

[dfar1]

When expressing a wish, use "were".

[dllthomas]

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3038