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Hell, I'm still imagining a world where we had Gore instead of Junior.
I'm old. I'm STILL imagining a world where we got Dukakis instead of Reaganomics 2.0
Two easy ones:
No 9-11. There would have eventually been an attempt somehow, hell, maybe it would have been worse, like a dirty bomb. But the ball wouldn't have been dropped on staying alert. Climate activism. Still think it was far too late even by 2000 to prevent the worst that's coming (which tells you were I think we are now), but at least Gore knew the science and would have tried to change something.
Still would have had our problems, but it's such a different path, it's hard to say what would have still happened.
I have a hard time believing that Gore would have made a difference on preventing 9-11, but I'm sure the response would have been different. Maybe no Patriot Act, maybe no Afghanistan War, almost certainly no Iraq War. That's a big enough difference for me.
Bush was an idiot that blew off reports about Osama bin laden mobilizing. I don't think Gore would have, personally.
Was it Bush, or was it good ol' Dick wanting an excuse to go into the oil desert again?