Lets say, for a moment, that George W. Bush is elected President in 2000. I have to agree with most people that Al Gore was a weak candidate in that election, and was likely to lose to the Republican candidate. Its one of the reasons I voted Nader way back then.
How do you think he would have dealt with 9/11? We all know that McCain's war in Afganistan was largely successfull, although the Taliban still holds out in some secluded areas to this day. Would Bush have gone into Afganistan, and would his war policy have been as adept as McCain's?
By the way, here's a weird thought. What is Bush decides to go after Saddam as well? We know that the President of Iraq tried to assassinate George Sr. back in the day. Maybe, with the people supporting him, Bush would try for some good-ol Texas style justice?
Personally, I don't see it going well, if he does. He'll have two wars to deal with, and even the United States is going to have difficulty dealing with them both. Besides, although we recently saw the overthrow of Saddam in iraw as aprt fo the Arab Spring, I really wonder if the population of Iraq would be willing to see foreign troops on thier soil to take down the dictator.
One last thing. who do you think Bush chooses as his Vice-President? McCain's choice of Libby Dole was a great stroke. Do you think she ends up on the Bush ticket at all?