Don't worry. The New Dems will have their time to shine. After all, 2008 is coming up... Night is darkest before the dawn after all
He'll be dead by 2011 though so it isn't much of a run, oh well though, its something at least.
Don't worry. The New Dems will have their time to shine. After all, 2008 is coming up... Night is darkest before the dawn after all
He'll be dead by 2011 though so it isn't much of a run, oh well though, its something at least.
Is there any specific reason why you ignored this:18 September 2005: The Social Democratic Party in Germany has become the largest party and will form the next government, with Gerhard Schroeder becoming the new Prime Minister. This is after problems internally between the Union (and its two parties, the more conservative CSU and more centrist CDU).
September 19, 2005: It is announced that Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be the SPD candidate for chancellor in 2006.
Is there any specific reason why you ignored this:
They were IOTL because Chancellor Gerhard Schröder got nervous and tricked the constitution so that a snap election could be held. But normally, elections in Germany are held every four years.accident tbh. Also wouldn't the elections be in 05?
24 June 2004: The 2004 NBA Draft
In the NBA finals, it was the Detroit Pistons who beat the Vancouver Grizzlies 4-2 in the NBA finals to win the NBA championship. Rookie Lebron James won not only the ROY award, but also winning finals MVP (the first rookie to do so since Magic Johnson in 1980 and the first rookie ever to win both the ROY and Finals MVP). The Lakers would crash out in the first round of the playoffs, shockingly losing in the first round to the Seattle Supersonics, who would make it to the conference finals (only to lose to Vancouver in 7). Toronto as well would go back to the Eastern Conference finals, falling short to the Pistons in 7, with the Pistons balanced lineup getting them over the line.
This was the NBA expansion draft, with both Memphis and New Orleans picking 1 and 2 respectively in this expansion draft. The biggest deal of the draft being wantaway superstar Shaquille O Neal being traded to Memphis for the #1 pick (which would become Dwight Howard). When asked about the trade, O Neal would state that he was willing to stay in Memphis and when asked why he would state the famous lines 'Because of the BBQ fried chicken'. Shaq's superstar status would help the Hustle become a big draw for the franchise. For the Lakers, Howard would prove to be one of the best decisions as they built around Kobe into the future. Howard would become one of the best defensive players in the league as well as becoming a top rebounder. His athleticism would help the lakers play a fast game as well. The team would also acquire Josh Smith in the trade (who would be used later in the year for the trade for Kevin Garnett and the 8th pick, which would become Brandon Roy in the following draft).
Bold = Multiple Time All Star
Underline = All Star
Other notable Picks:
- Memphis Hustle - Dwight Howard (Traded to L.A Lakers for Shaquille O Neal)
- New Orleans Pelicans - Emeka Okafor
- L.A Clippers - Ben Gordon
- Charlotte Hornets - Devin Harris
- Chicago Bulls - Deron Williams
- Atlanta Hawks - Luol Deng
- Phoenix Suns - Sean Livingston
- Washington Wizards - Josh Childress
- Portland Trailblazers - Andre Igoudala
- Philadelphia 76ers - Luke Jackson
- Cleveland Cavaliers - Rafael Araujo
- Utah Jazz - Andris Biedrins
- Golden State Warriors - Al Jefferson
- Boston Celtics - Robert Swift
- Sebastian Telfair - 15th (Charlotte Hornets)
- Josh Smith - 18th (L.A Lakers via Shaquille O'Neal trade)
- JR Smith - 19th (Dallas Mavericks)
- Jameer Nelson - 20th (Sacramento Kings)
- Kevin Martin - 26th (Indiana Pacers)
- Anderson Varejao - 31st (Seattle Supersonics)
- Trevor Ariza - 42nd (Miami Heat)
2 April 2005: Pope John Paul II has passed away, with 4 million people from all around the world converging upon the Vatican for his funeral, with over 1 billion people around the world watching.
5 May 2005: The Liberal Democrats have stunningly won the British Election, winning 36% of the vote and 326 seats. This comes after plans for the Labour Party and Tony Blair to support action in Iraq (which has been highly unpopular with the British Public), which was supported by the Conservatives. the Liberal Democrats were the only major party against it, thus they would come into power. Labor would be reduced to third party status, suffering a 14% swing against them (winning 26% of the vote and only 78 seats in total).
About time McCain became President, i'll work on 06, 07 and 08.
Also on Saudi Arabia, assuming that situation is finished
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In terms of the borders, i think they should be left as is except for one thing. Greater Jordan and what's the Islamic Sacred State on this map should become part of Jordan (western ally, will probably want to keep things together).
Also Iran should gain some Iraqi territory. Other then that, i'd say it should remain more or less the same (also is Israel and Palestine going to be basically one country in of itself).
The situation is not yet finished and given how the Sauds are all dead, why keep calling it Saudi Arabia?
The military dictatorship is a temporary solution, one that is fracturing at the seems and will lead to more issues for the McCain administration. Plus Qatar and UAE have a bunch of other issues that need to be resolved. Don't worry, I have a plan though.
well it wouldn't be saudi arabia, probably just the republic of arabia.