Had Bill Clinton been stripped of power by the Senate, as you correctly point out, Gore still would have acceeded to the Presidency. I have every reason to believe that the Senate Republicans, then under the leadership of Trent "Vacant" Lott would choose to "spare the country" from another scandal. Gore would have remained President, and Bush would have remained in Austin, a victim of circumstances beyond his control.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
To assume Starr's success with Clinton you would have to assume that Lott had already been transformed and no longer vacant. Add to that the evidence of Gore's involvement every step of the way with Clinton in the other scandals and you come to my conclusion rather than yours. (This is all based on my comments about the premature introduction of the Lewinsky matter which forestalled consideration of the other stuff. That, in turn, is to doubt your scenario of a Clinton resignation and a Gore ascension.)