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The reason Bill Clinton is looked upon so fondly nowadays is because the shit hit the fan after Bush became President. The surplus vanished, Bin Laden escaped death, Enron crashed, and the economy began to slow down... With Bill still President, the surplus will shrink, perhaps vanish, it...

Just a few questions Just started reading "Truman" By David McCullough. What happened to Captian Truman of the 129th Artillery regiment? (still marrying Bess, being elected judge...) Also is the Alvin York here in "A Shift in Priorities" the Alvin York who was the infantryman who...

I wonder, will Ted Kennedy deliver his "In Robert Bork's America" speech, and thus kill Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court? However if Reagan's nominee isnt "Borked," and thus makes it to the bench, that will cause the court to veer far right, and thus will lead to quite a few different...

Clinton dieing will lead to President Gore. President Gore will have significant, but temporary "bump" in the polls. Question is, how long will the "bump" last. I personally think Gore would win in 2000 because the economy was still humming, but there were signs of a slowdown. However the...

If it hadn't been for Mayor Daley, and Johnson in Texas, Nixon would of won. Kennedy was young, inexperienced, weak on civil rights, morally degenerate (numerous sexual escapades), a had serious health problems that would gravely affect his capacity to govern. Nixon was young, healthy...

I can see it now. The Soviet Premier, Nikita Krushchev is speaking is speaking in Washington D.C. He begins his speech attacking anti-semtism, racism, and the exploitation of the working classes. He goes on to laud the great strides the Soviet Union has made, and cites the nation's great...

I can't wait for Christine Todd Whitman to win in 2004. She will be able to keep the GOP from veering off the extreme wing cliff that they have recently fallen off of. It seems that Clinton may not survive a 3rd term, so perhaps we will have a President Christopher Dodd. If Clinton does die...

Christine Todd Whitman would put a good fight against Clinton, and she probably could narrowly eek out a win. However I have a feeling Bill is going to win because this TL is called King Bill: The Third Term of William Jefferson Clinton. A bit off topic is the state of the Republican party...

I will say this. Rick Santorum had a good chance to beat Mitt in Michigan, but he lost. If he had won in Michigan, he would have most certainly won in Ohio. Winning Ohio would have assured a Santorum win in Missssippi and Alabama. After winning those states, he would have continued momentum...

[/CENTER] Well there goes Kerrey as VP. What about Daniel Patrick Moyniham? He's a good moderate, able to compromise, has experience, and doesn't have presidential ambition. However the one problem is that he dies in 2003, so if Clinton were elected, he'd need a new VP. However a VP from...

I have two books to push. The first one is - The Napoleon options: alternate decisions of the Napoleonic wars by Jonathan North The second one is - Rites of Peace The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna by Adam Zamoyski The first one describes scenarios where France could have won...

Well, presumably such a purchase would bring the issue of Germany's eastern border to the forefront. I am assuming for such a deal to be accepted, West Germany would have to accept their "new" border in the east, and sign a treaty similar to the German-Polish Border treaty of 1990. Hmm I...

What party is Taft running with? Republicans? Independent? reform? I don't know. However if Taft is a GOP'er, perhaps he could beat Mitt Romney for the nomination. Taft's VP pick must be interesting. As Thande pointed out, there are other candidates that could be brought back. I think...

It seems Robertson mostly stole several states from the Baker column. I think had Robertson picked Jerry Brown as VP, that could have perhaps led to no one getting a majority, and throwing the election to the house. It will be interesting if Brown switches parties because a future GOP...

I would like to defend this story against charges against it being ASB. Palin could have done better in the debates by prepping ALOT more, and focusing on key issues. McCain becomiing President was possible, but Palin as VP scared many people because if he won, Palin would be one heartbeat...

I beleive Mr. Lausche would switch over to being a GOP'er, but he would in essence be a "RINO" as is known today as Republican in Name Only." However, if Lausche can be a moderate voice, be pragmatic, and not ideological, he might be able to make it in the GOP. I honestly don't think Mr...

It will be interesting to see what Al Gore does now that he gets thrown to the curb by President Clinton. Also, since Gore won't be running with Clinton in 2000, he will need a new VP. For that position, I recommend Bob Kerrey. Many people would have loved for Clinton to actually run for...

I think the general idea of "ancient china being more expansionist" is an akward question. I understand the basic idea that "just to unify china requires an expansinist dynasty," but I think what the real issue here is China has usually stayed in its cultural sphere. By that I mean, china...