[Mind-numbed Robot]

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.

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.)

[section9]

No, MNR, I didn't make myself clear. It was I who made the mistake in assuming that Clinton would resign. He would have had to have been removed.

So in that regard, you are correct. Nevertheless, even upon removal, Gore would have ascended to the Presidency. I regret that given the character of the American electorate in 2000, the only way a President Al Gore could have lost to then-Governor Bush is for President Gore to be caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.

Remeber, even after the Monks, even after the Chernomyrdin Affair, Gore still won the popular vote when he manifestly should not have.

Remember how many freaking idiots ended up voting for Gore because of the DUI leak? That's how Gore got his "majority".

Sheesh.

Be Seeing You,

Chris