A Kinder, Gentler Nation Continued: A Collaborative Bush wins '92 TL:
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Ok, ok... Could you produce a source, as I did? I'm not trying to be difficult, I just can't find any evidence to support your assertion.
Virtually every other medium known to man can get good film adaptations. Why not video games? Besides, at this point, you should be able to sense a trend. Namely that every film I talk about is successful and well-received. Mostly because I write about the movies I personally would have liked to see.
Let's say the Senators are Kay Bailey Hutchison and Mac Thornberry, and the Governor is Chet Edwards.
At least one of those Senators is a Democrat per the 2002 election, unless someone died.
10 November, 2001: The 2001 Australian election is held. After a closely fought campaign. The unpopular Howard government falls, and Kim Beazley and the ALP win power.
2001 Australian election
Kim Beazley-Labor: 79+12 51.8%
John Howard-Lib/Nat Coalition: 69-11 48.2%
150 seats
76 for majority
2001 Australian election
Kim Beazley-Labor: 79+12 51.8%
John Howard-Lib/Nat Coalition: 69-11 48.2%
150 seats
76 for majority
((Since it seems this has not been written down yet.))
Governors of Texas:
1991-1996 - Ann Richards (D)
1996-2000 - Bob Bullock (D)
2000-curr. - Chet Edwards (D)
- Lt. Governor Bob Bullock serves as Governor of Texas when Richards becomes President. His bipartisan style of politics and endorsement from President Richards elects him outright in 1998. Bullock dies in 2000 of cancer.
- Chet Edwards moves from Lt. Gov. to Governor in 2000 and is narrowly re-elected in 2002.
US Senators from Texas:
Class 1:
1993-curr. - Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
Class 2:
1985-2002 - Phil Gramm (R)
2002-curr. - Ron Kirk (D)
- Phil Gramm retires in 2002 and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk defeats Republican John Cornyn. President Richards' support for Kirk putting him over the line.
Governors of Texas:
1991-1996 - Ann Richards (D)
1996-2000 - Bob Bullock (D)
2000-curr. - Chet Edwards (D)
- Lt. Governor Bob Bullock serves as Governor of Texas when Richards becomes President. His bipartisan style of politics and endorsement from President Richards elects him outright in 1998. Bullock dies in 2000 of cancer.
- Chet Edwards moves from Lt. Gov. to Governor in 2000 and is narrowly re-elected in 2002.
US Senators from Texas:
Class 1:
1993-curr. - Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
Class 2:
1985-2002 - Phil Gramm (R)
2002-curr. - Ron Kirk (D)
- Phil Gramm retires in 2002 and Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk defeats Republican John Cornyn. President Richards' support for Kirk putting him over the line.
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12 October, 1996: The 1996 New Zealand is held, the first under the proportional MMP system. The center-right National Party gets 34% of the vote and 44/120 seats, center-left Labour gets 28% and 37/120 seats, while populist NZ First gets 13% and 17 seats.
1 December, 1996: After protracted coalition negotiations, NZ First leader Winston Peters forms a coalition with the Labour Party, which is led by Helen Clark. To get a majority in parliament the coalition gets confidence and supply from the left-wing Aliance, led by Jim Anderton. And so Helen Clark becomes New Zealand's first woman Prime Minister, while Peters becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
22 December, 1996: The National Party caucus elects former Health Minister Jenny Shipley as their new leader.
1 December, 1996: After protracted coalition negotiations, NZ First leader Winston Peters forms a coalition with the Labour Party, which is led by Helen Clark. To get a majority in parliament the coalition gets confidence and supply from the left-wing Aliance, led by Jim Anderton. And so Helen Clark becomes New Zealand's first woman Prime Minister, while Peters becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
22 December, 1996: The National Party caucus elects former Health Minister Jenny Shipley as their new leader.
June 16, 1995: The International Olympic Committee selects Östersund, Sweden, to host the 2002 Winter Olympics.
February 8-24, 2002: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Östersund, Sweden. Russia leads in the medal count, followed closely by the United States and Sweden.
February 8-24, 2002: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Östersund, Sweden. Russia leads in the medal count, followed closely by the United States and Sweden.
November 5, 2002 & 2003 - After the narrow 2002 elections (Republican candidates had won an overall majority of votes in both Senate and HoR races, but Democrats maintained a majority in both after the same 1991 districting was kept in force by a panel of judges), Texas Democrats work hard through the 2003 session to force through new redistricting plans to further combat Republican advances. Republicans fiercely oppose, and two special sessions are called by Governor Edwards to ensure the legislation is passed.
September 7, 2003 - The Texas Legislature passes an act enabling the formation of a new high-speed rail company in Texas, the last attempt having failed in 1991. The Texas Express Railway Company (TEXPRESS) is formed soon after, proposing a route between Dallas and Houston.
July 24, 2004 - The Texas Express Railway Company is fully funded, about 48% of the company being funded by Japanese investors. TEXPRESS had previously announced it would not seek any federal funding, but some federal funding is ultimately proposed to construct the stations at both ends of the line.
September 7, 2003 - The Texas Legislature passes an act enabling the formation of a new high-speed rail company in Texas, the last attempt having failed in 1991. The Texas Express Railway Company (TEXPRESS) is formed soon after, proposing a route between Dallas and Houston.
July 24, 2004 - The Texas Express Railway Company is fully funded, about 48% of the company being funded by Japanese investors. TEXPRESS had previously announced it would not seek any federal funding, but some federal funding is ultimately proposed to construct the stations at both ends of the line.
February 13, 1993: Cult leader David Koresh is accidentally shot and killed while cleaning a submachine gun at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas.
August 25th, 2004: Representatives of Israel, Palestine and the United States meet at Camp David to negotiate a proper territorial division. The Palestinians were motivated to come to the negotiation table after the loss of their largest foreign backer.
September 7th. 2004: Representatives of Israel and Palestine sign what the media have already begun calling the New Camp David Accords. Israel officially recognizes Palestine's independence in exchange for Palestine recognizing Israel's claim on the rest of the former mandate of Palestine. The Americans agree to foot the bill for a special rail line linking the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip with the West Bank as well as financially compensating Israeli settlers of the Gaza Strip. The city of Jerusalem is to be a free international city protected by UN peacekeepers from neutral countries. The Israeli capital is to move back to Tel Aviv, as the international community has never recognized the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah is to simply become the official national capital.
September 7th. 2004: Representatives of Israel and Palestine sign what the media have already begun calling the New Camp David Accords. Israel officially recognizes Palestine's independence in exchange for Palestine recognizing Israel's claim on the rest of the former mandate of Palestine. The Americans agree to foot the bill for a special rail line linking the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip with the West Bank as well as financially compensating Israeli settlers of the Gaza Strip. The city of Jerusalem is to be a free international city protected by UN peacekeepers from neutral countries. The Israeli capital is to move back to Tel Aviv, as the international community has never recognized the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah is to simply become the official national capital.
June 26, 2004: Joe Biden meets with potential VP picks. He met with Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, Bob Graham of Florida, Evan Bayh of Indiana, and Speaker Gephardt of Missouri.
July 4, 2004: The Kasich campaign establishes a shortlist of VP options. The list has 4 candidates. These are Connie Mack III of Florida, John McCain of Arizona, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, and Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania.
July 4, 2004: The Kasich campaign establishes a shortlist of VP options. The list has 4 candidates. These are Connie Mack III of Florida, John McCain of Arizona, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, and Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania.
July 1, 2004: The election campaign temporarily veered off-topic, after Biden mentioned how in 1995, Kasich got the movie Fargo out from the store and then hated it so much he would call the store and angrily demand they take it off their shelves. "What's up with that guy?" Biden laughs "It's a good movie."
((Please feel free to revise this, but I went back through the whole thread and compared to OTL developments and worked out general ideas for the economy. Here are some figures on GDP growth:
(Bush)
1990 - 1.9% growth
1991 - -0.1%
1992 - 3.6%
1993 - 2.2%
1994 - 1.7%
1995 - 4.8%
1996 - 3.9%
(Richards)
1997 - 4.4%
1998 - 3.8%
1999 - 4.5%
2000 - 4.0%
2001 - 1.5%
2002 - 1.0%
2003 - 2.4%
Overall, this puts growth in the 1990s as more sluggish overall than OTL, but there's also a 5-year span of solid growth between 1995 and 2000. Definitely a moderate recession in 2001 and 2002, but the economy is showing signs of growth throughout 2003. I'd expect more vigorous growth in 2004 and a real boom from 2005 onward, especially with the cheap gas boom that's about to occur with the fracking boom and Western-friendly Iran.
If we go with what these numbers suggest, the US economy as of 2004 is actually smaller than in OTL, so there's more room for growth in the latter 2000s and the crash of 2007 and the Great Recession could probably be pushed back 4 or 5 years, depending on what goes on in this thread.))
(Bush)
1990 - 1.9% growth
1991 - -0.1%
1992 - 3.6%
1993 - 2.2%
1994 - 1.7%
1995 - 4.8%
1996 - 3.9%
(Richards)
1997 - 4.4%
1998 - 3.8%
1999 - 4.5%
2000 - 4.0%
2001 - 1.5%
2002 - 1.0%
2003 - 2.4%
Overall, this puts growth in the 1990s as more sluggish overall than OTL, but there's also a 5-year span of solid growth between 1995 and 2000. Definitely a moderate recession in 2001 and 2002, but the economy is showing signs of growth throughout 2003. I'd expect more vigorous growth in 2004 and a real boom from 2005 onward, especially with the cheap gas boom that's about to occur with the fracking boom and Western-friendly Iran.
If we go with what these numbers suggest, the US economy as of 2004 is actually smaller than in OTL, so there's more room for growth in the latter 2000s and the crash of 2007 and the Great Recession could probably be pushed back 4 or 5 years, depending on what goes on in this thread.))
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