List of Alternate Presidents

[Lahbas]

Theodore Roosevelt is narrowly nominated at the 1916 Republican Convention, when Charles Evan Hughes refuses to accept the nomination. Roosevelt defeats Wilson by about 2 points.

29)Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1917-1919 *
30)Charles Fairbanks (R) 1919-1921
31)Leonard Wood (R) 1921-1925****
32)Calvin Coolidge (R) 1925-1929
33)Frank O. Lowden (R) 1929-1933***
34)Al Smith (D) 1933-1937***
35)William Edgar Borah (R) 1937-1940*
36)Alf Landon (R) 1940-1949
37)Harold Stassen (R) 1949-1957
38)Richard Nixon (R) 1957-1963**
39)Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) 1963-1969
40)Lyndon B. Johnson (D) 1969-1972*
41)John F. Kennedy (D) 1972-1981
42)Ronald Reagan (R) 1981-1989
43)Jesse Jackson (D) 1989-1993****
44)Howard Baker (R) 1993-2000
45)John McCain (R) 2000-2009
46)George W. Bush (R) 2009-Current

*Died of Natural Causes While in Office
**Assassinated While in Office
***Defeated for Reelection
****Lost Party Nomination

[Lahbas]

34) Thomas Dewey/Earl Warren (R-NY) 1949-1953*
35) Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon (R-TX) 1953-1965*
36) Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-CA) 1965-1972**
37) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr./George Romney (R-MA) 1972-1977*
38) John Kennedy/George Wallace (D-MA) 1977-1981***
39) Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush (R-CA) 1981-1989*
40) George H. W. Bush/Donald Rumsfeld (R-TX) 1989-1997*
41) George W. Bush/Richard Cheney 1997-2001|John McCain 2001-2009 (R-TX)****
42) Mitt Romney/Tim Pawlenty 2009-Current

*Refused to run again for the nomination
**Assasinated while campaigning in Philadelphia
***Narrowly defeated in his reelection bid
****Richard Cheney was assasinated while being evacuated from the White House during the terrorist attacks in Washington D.C. Bush declined renomination in 2008

[Lahbas]

It would be to lengthy to explain in full, but the idea is that the Southern Conservatives split off from the Democratic party. This split, and also the popularity of the Republican administrations in most cases, resulted in their continued political defeats until 1976.

By 1976, the Democrats had abandoned Civil Rights as part of their platform, and had agreed to prerogative of always establishing a ticket of at least one Northerner, acceptable to those related delegates, and one Southerner, acceptable to the Southern delegations.

JFK, despite a generally good term in office, gets brought down by the crisis in Iran, even though it is by a narrow margin, losing the popular vote by 2 percent. 1984 is no better, as Reagan's popularity carries him over the opposition ticket of Mondale/Bumpers.

1988 becomes the turning point. Dukakis choose Paul Simon of Illinois, instead of the traditional Southerner. Al Gore, feeling he should have won the Vice-Presidential nomination, runs as a Conservative Democrat. This dooms their chances against Bush in the election.

In 1992, a similar thing occurs. Though Gore wins the popular vote in the primaries, Kerrey's endorsement of Paul Tsongas leads to another schism, as Tsongas subsequently chooses Kerrey as his VP. Bush wins a narrow victory as a result of the split in the Democratic Party, and Perot's campaign.

From then on, the Reform Party continuously picks off of the Conservative Democrat base, until it is disbanded in 2005. As a result, the really only remain competitive in the Northeast.

The Republicans could have lost in 2008, due to the War in Iran taking a toll on Coalition forces. However, John Edwards, the Reform Party nominee, is brought down by the scandal involving his campaign aide. What was once a 10 point lead quickly was sent to a 6 point deficit. As a result, Romney wins.

[Lahbas]

34) Thomas Dewey/Earl Warren (R-NY) 1949-1953*
35) Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon (R-TX) 1953-1965*
36) Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-CA) 1965-1972**
37) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr./George Romney (R-MA) 1972-1977*
38) John Kennedy/George Wallace (D-MA) 1977-1981***
39) Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush (R-CA) 1981-1989*
40) George H. W. Bush/Donald Rumsfeld (R-TX) 1989-1997*
41) George W. Bush/Richard Cheney 1997-2001|John McCain 2001-2009 (R-TX)****
42) Mitt Romney/Tim Pawlenty 2009-Current

*Refused to run again for the nomination
**Assasinated while campaigning in Philadelphia
***Narrowly defeated in his reelection bid
****Richard Cheney was assasinated while being evacuated from the White House during the terrorist attacks in Washington D.C. Bush declined renomination in 2008

Hackish, to say the least.

The Democrats had fallen apart by 1992, as the Conservative and Liberal wings could no longer find an acceptable match-up. As a result, the Democratic party is eventually reduced to the New England area and California. The Reform Party soon takes in the Conservative Democrats, being more moderate than either the Democratic or Republican parties, and eventually eclipses the Democrats. John Edwards, the Reform nominee in 2008, almost defeated Romney, but the sex scandal destroyed his canidacy, which allowed Romney to achieve a narrow victory.

Most of the other Republican Presidential victories are due to either good economic times, or vote-splitting.

[Lahbas]

34) Thomas Dewey/Earl Warren (R-NY) 1949-1953*
35) Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon (R-TX) 1953-1965*
36) Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-CA) 1965-1972**
37) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr./George Romney (R-MA) 1972-1977*
38) John Kennedy/George Wallace (D-MA) 1977-1981***
39) Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush (R-CA) 1981-1989*
40) George H. W. Bush/Donald Rumsfeld (R-TX) 1989-1997*
41) George W. Bush/Richard Cheney 1997-2001|John McCain 2001-2009 (R-TX)****
42) Mitt Romney/Tim Pawlenty 2009-Current

*Refused to run again for the nomination
**Assasinated while campaigning in Philadelphia
***Narrowly defeated in his reelection bid
****Richard Cheney was assasinated while being evacuated from the White House during the terrorist attacks in Washington D.C. Bush declined renomination in 2008

Duverger's Law.

But Bush served three terms?

The 22nd amendment was never passed, therefore not setting any term limits. Eisenhower also served three terms, though Nixon did most of the real work in that final term. Bush had been planning on running for a fourth, but the War in Iran, starting in 2005, had grown unpopular, and he opted out in 2007.

[Lahbas]

38. Gerald R. Ford (R-MI) / Robert J. “Bob” Dole (R-KS): 1977-1985
39. Gary Hart (D-CO) / John Conyers (D-MI): 1985-1987*
40. John Conyers (D-MI) / Albert A. “Al” Gore (D-TN): 1987-1989**
41. Pete B. Wilson (R-CA) / Paul S. Trible (R-VA): 1989-1997
42. William J. “Bill” Clinton (D-AR) / Zell B. Miller (D-GA): 1997-2001
43. Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ) / Richard J. Santorum (R-PA): 2001-2009
44. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) / John F. Kerry (D-MA): 2009-?

38: Assuming the Oval Office in wake of Nixon's resignation, President Ford ran for re-election in 1976, barely defeating his Democrat opponent, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. During Ford's administration, the US combated communist-influenced militias in Latin America and was able to install several pro-democracy governments in the small Latin nations. By 1980, however, inflation was on the rise and there were heavy fuel shortages. In the Middle East, hostages were taken at the American embassy in Iran, but a daring and controversial military operation, ordered by Ford, proved successful. Ford also implemented a series of tax-cuts, which aided the economy from sliding over the edge. Ford narrowly won re-election in 1980, mainly due to the fact that the Democrats had offered up a weak opponent. By  the 1984 election, despite a declining Soviet Union and a somewhat improved economy, Americans were ready for a Democrat White House.

39: Gary Hart had brought John Conyers of Michigan to the ticket, making the ticket the first one to include an African-American. History was made in November of 1984 when the Hart/Conyers ticket defeated the Dole/Lott ticket. The first year of Hart's presidency very much resembled the final year of Ford's presidency: Hart focused on fixing the economy and continuing relations with a declining Soviet Union. Hart was heavily criticized by several members of his own party for not eliminating some of the tax-cuts set up by Ford. Hart set up several government programs for Americans, including a bill that funded abortion-awareness centers and clinics across the country. Hart also prepared for funding a 'War on Drugs,' but the unthinkable happened in February of 1987, when President Hart died of a stroke.

40: John Conyers assumed the Oval Office in February of 1987 as the first African-American President. In the wake of President Hart's death, President Conyers repealed all of Ford's tax-cuts and declared a 'War on Drugs.' Conyers believed that guns and drugs went hand-in-hand and, as a result, also attempted to pass several strict gun possession laws, most of which failed, however, due to a Republican majority in Congress. As President, Conyers also continued talks with the Soviet Union. Conyers chose Gore as his running mate in the '88 election, but faced a heavily-fueled Pete Wilson campaign. Despite his success abroad, Conyers was defeated on the basis of his domestic issues by the Wilson/Trible ticket.

41: The beginning of the Wilson presidency was marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Back in the United States, Wilson had the duty of eliminating a large deficit (though not as large as OTL since the tax-cuts were phased out earlier on). Wilson cut government spending significantly as a result. Unemployment rose as the US entered a mild recession and Wilson was forced to implement several pro-worker pieces of legislation. The United States also participated in the Gulf War, in which US troops were deployed to the Middle East in an effort to defend Kuwait from an invading Iraq. The mission proved to be incredibly victorious and the success of the operation led Wilson to win re-election in 1992. By the beginning of his second term, Wilson faced increasing pressure from Democrats to implement a healthcare plan, but Wilson turned down all the requests, siting the plan as 'ridiculous.' The second term of Wilson was much less exciting than the first, but saw strong intervention in Somalia (more successful than in OTL) and the eventual recovery of the economy. Wilson's VP, Paul Trible, was viewed as somewhat inexperienced when matched up against Democratic challenger Bill Clinton in 1996, as was defeated by the bizarre Clinton/Miller ticket.

42: Nobody was really sure what to expect from the odd combination of Bill Clinton and Zell Miller. As President, Clinton mostly focused on issues abroad, such as the invasion of Kosovo, attacks of the U.S.S. Cole by Osama bin Laden, and the possibility of a nuclear Iraq. Vice President Miller was often accused of being much more conservative than liberal and, as a result, seemed to hinder the Clinton/Miller ticket in 2000. By September of 2000, it became increasingly obvious that the Democrats were not going to win in November, which proved true as the Clinton/Miller ticket was soundly defeated by the Republican Kyl/Santorum ticket.

43: President Kyl originally dealt with education reform, but was forced to throw all plans aside when the September 11th attacks happened. As a result, Kyl ordered the invasion of Afghanistan to destroy terrorist organizations such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. By early 2004, Afghanistan had largely proven to be successful and, with the exception of a few failed plots and a minor anthrax scare, there had not been any other terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Kyl easily won re-election in 2004 over the Edwards/Clark ticket, but Kyl's second term was much less successful. The Gulf Coast was battered by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and many Americans felt that Kyl had failed to respond quickly. Although Afghanistan was now secure and mostly rid of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Kyl's decision to invade Iraq in 2006 had proven to be disastrous. No weapons of mass destruction were found, nor was Osama bin Laden. Polls indicated that the approval of the War in Iraq was around 35-40%. Democrats made huge gains in the Senate and House in the 2006 elections, as well, and Kyl saw his approval ratings drop by as much as 20%. To make matters worse, the economy plunged into a recession in September of 2008. In November of 2008, the GOP lost the election to a strongly-favored Obama/Kerry ticket.

44: Barack Obama, a little-known Senator from Illinois, quickly emerged victorious in the Democrat Primaries (since Bill Clinton wasn't as popular in this TL, which meant neither was Hillary), and was elected as the nation's second African-American President in November 2008. As soon as he took office, Obama quickly focused on improving the economy, by passing a Stimulus Bill, and fixing operations in Iraq. Democrats hoped that Obama would win re-election in 2012, which would make him the first Democrat since LBJ to do so.

*Died of a stroke
**First African-American President

Ford couldn't have run in 1980 because of term limits.

Apparently, in his timeline, Watergate does not happen, and Ford wins the GOP nomination after serving as Nixon's VP, Nixon being term-limited.

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Just for fun. No sensibility at all.
1) George Washington (I-VA)/John Adams (F-MA) 1789-1797
2) Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA)/John Adams (F-MA) 1797-1801
3) John Adams (F-MA)/Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA) 1801-1805
4) Charles C. Pinckiney (F-SC)/Rufus King (F-NY) 1805-1813
5) Dewitt Clinton (F-NY)/Jared Ingersoll (F-PA) 1813-1817
6) Rufus King (F-NY)/John Edger Howard (F-MD) 1817-1821
7) James Monroe (DR-VA)/Daniel D. Tompkins (DR-NY) 1821-1825
8 ) Andrew Jackson (DR-TN)/John C. Calhoun (DR-SC) 1825-1829
9) John Q. Adams (NR-MA)/Richard Rush (NR-PA) 1829-1833
10) William Wirt (AMa-MD)/Amos Ellmaker (AMa-PA) 1833-1837
11) William Henry Harrison (W-OH)/Francis P. Granger (W-NY) 1837-1841
12) James G. Birney (L-NY)/Thomas Earl (L-PA) 1841-1845|Thomas Morris (L-OH) 1845-1849
13) Martin Van Buren (FS-NY)/Charles Francis Adams Sr. (FS-MA) 1849-1853
14) John Parker Hale (FS-NH)/George Washington Julian (FS-IN) 1853-1857
15) Millard Fillmore (KN-NY)/Andrew Jackson Donelson (KN-TN) 1857-1861
16) John Bell (CU-TN)/Edward Everett (CU-MA) 1861-1865
17) George Brinton McClellan (D-NJ)/George Hunt Pendleton (D-OH) 1865-1869
18) Horatio Seymour (D-NY)/Francis Preston Blair Jr. (D-MO) 1869-1873
19) Ulysses S. Grant (R-IL)/Henry Wilson (R-MA) 1873-1877
20) Peter Cooper (GL-NY)/Samuel Fenton Cary (GL-OH) 1877-1881
21) James Baird Weaver (GL-IA)/Benjamin J. Chambers (GL-TX) 1881*
22) Benjamin J. Chambers (GL-TX) 1881-1885
23) Benjamin Franklin Butler (GL-MA)/Absolem Madden West (GL-MS) 1885-1889
24) Clinton Bowen Fisk (P-NJ)/John Anderson Brooks (P-MO) 1889-1893
25) Benjamin J. Chambers (Po-TX)/James Gaven Field (Po-VA) 1893-1897
26) John McAuley Palmer (D-IL)/Simon Bolivar Buckner (D-KY) 1897-1901
27) John Granville Wooley (P-IL)/Henry Brewer Metcalf (P-OH) 1901*
28) Henry Brewer Metcalf (P-OH) 1901-1905
29) Eugene Victor Debs (S-IN)/Benjamin Hanford 1905-1913
30) William Howard Taft (R-OH)/Nicholas Murray Butler (R-NY) 1913-1917
31) Allan Louis Benson (S-NY)/George Ross Kirkpatrick (S-NJ) 1917-1921
32) Eugene Victor Debs (S-IN)/Seymour Stedman (S-IL) 1921-1925
33) Robert Marion LaFollete (Pr-WS)/Burton Kendall Wheeler (Pr-MT) 1925
34) Burton Kendall Wheeler (Pr-MT) 1925-1929
35) Norman Thomas (S-NY)/James H. Maurer (S-PA) 1929-1937
36) William Lemke (U-ND)/Thomas C. O'Brien (U-MA 1937-1941
37) Norman Thomas (S-NY)/Maynard C. Krueger (S-IL) 1941-1945|Darlington Hoopes (S-PA) 1945-1949
38) James Strom Thurmond (Di-SC)/Fielding Lewis Wright (Di-MS) 1949-1953
39) Vincent Hallinan (Pr-CA)/Charlotta Base (Pr-NY) 1953-1957
40) T. Coleman Andrews (SR-VA)/Thomas Werdel (SR-CA) 1957-1961
41) Harry Flood Bryd (SR-VA)/James Strom Thurmond (SR-SC) 1961-1963*
42) James Strom Thurmond (SR-SC)/Vacant 1963-1965|Jim Eastland (SR-AL) 1965-1969
43) George Corley Wallace (AI-AL)/Curtis Emerson LeMay (AI-CA) 1969-1973
44) John G. Schmitz (AI-CA)/Thomas J. Anderson (AI-TN) 1973-1977
45) Eugene McCarthy (I-MN)/Walter Fredrick Mondale (D-MN) 1977-1981
46) John Baynard Anderson (I-IL)/Patrick Joseph Lucey (I-WS) 1981*
47) Patrick Joseph Lucey (I-WS)/Howard Baker (R-TN) 1981-1985
48) David Bergland (Li-CA)/Jim Lewis (Li-CT) 1985-1989
49) Ron Paul (Li-TX)/Andre V. Marrou (Li-AL) 1989-1993
50) Ross Perot (I-TX)/James Stockdale (I-CA) 1993-1997
      Ross Perot (R-TX)/Pat Choate (R-DC) 1997-2001
51) Ralph Nader (G-CT)/Winona LaDuke (G-MN) 2001-2005
      Ralph Nader (I-CT)/Peter Camejo (I-CA) 2005-2009|Matt Gonzalez (I-CA) 2009-Current

*Assassinated

[Lahbas]

Harold Stassen's Dream


33) Harold Edward Stassen (R-MN)/John William Bricker (R-OH) Jan. 20th 1945 - Jan 20th 1957
                                                        John Sherman Cooper (R-KY) Jan. 20th 1957 - Jan. 20th 1973
                                                        John Goodwin Tower (R-TX) Jan. 20th 1973 - Jan. 20th 1997
                                                        John William Warner (R-VA) Jan. 20th 1997 - March 4th 2001 *

34) John William Warner (R-VA)/Vacant March 4th 2001 - June 27th 2001
                                                  Frank Keating June 27th 2001 - Jan. 20th 2005

35) Bill Wyatt (R-CA)/Wayne Allard (R-CO)

36) Charles Ellis Schumer (D-NY)/Clarence William Nelson (D-FL)                                                   

*Died in Office (Though I expect being President for about 56 years will definately shorten your lifespan.)                                                       

[Lahbas]

The Failure of Dr. White

34th: Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (R-PA) | Richard Milhous Nixon (R-CA) January 20th 1953 - September 24th 1955

35th: Richard Milhous Nixon (R-CA) | Vacant September 24th 1955 - January 20th 1957 / Christian Archibald Herter (R-MA) January 20th 1957 - December 12th 1963

36th:  Christian Archibald Herter (R-MA) | Vacant December 12th 1963 - January 20th 1965

37th: John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (D-MA) | William Stuart Symington (D-MO) January 20th 1965 - January 20th 1973

38th: James A. Rhodes (R-OH) | Clifford Case (R-NJ) January 20th 1973 - February 10th 1974

39th: Clifford Case (R-NJ) | Vacant February 10th 1974 - March 23rd 1974 / Ronald Wilson Reagan (R-CA) March 23rd 1974 - January 20th - 1977

40th: George Corley Wallace, Jr. (D-AL) | John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (D-OH) January 20th 1977 - January 20th 1981

41st: Ronald Wilson Reagan (R-CA) | Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (R-MI) January 20th 1981 - January 20th 1989

42nd: Gary Hart (D-CO) | Dick Gephardt (D-MO) January 20th 1989 - August 20th 1994

Acting: Dick Gephardt (D-MO) August 20th 1994 - November 15th 1994

42nd: Gary Hart (D-CO) | Dick Gephardt (D-MO) November 15th 1994 - January 20th 1997

43rd: Dick Gephardt (D-MO) | Larry Agran (D-CA) January 20th 1997 - January 20th 2001

44th: John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (R-FL) | Colin Luther Powell (R-NY) January 20th 2001 - January 20th 2009

45th: Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) | Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack (D-IO) January 20th 2009 - Current


34) Died of a massive heart-attack while visiting in-laws in Denver Colorado.

35) Richard Nixon's tenure as President is shrouded in controversy. While not supportive of integration as a whole, he would aid in the passage of Civil Rights bills during the 50's and 60's, giving only lukewarm support from the White House. The Suez Crisis would be avoided when he promised increased aid in economic projects to Nasser, in return for UN control of the Suez Canal. Also, Hungary would narrowly be able to maintain its independence from the Soviet Union in the 1956 Revolution, following covert aid from the United States. The Cuban Civil War would dominate the remainder of his Presidency from 1959-1963, as American forces attempted to install a democratic system, despite protests at home. Nixon would be assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while visiting American troops in Miami.

36) Acting more as a placeholder until the next election, Herter's administration almost entirely dealt with the Cuban Civil War, and an increasingly desperate situation in Southeast Asia. He would happily leave office in 1965 to return to the governorship.

37) With his marriage to Marilyn Monroe almost having brought down his candidacy, JFK had managed to make quite a rebound upon entering the office. Civil Rights managed to achieve their final success, though somewhat weaker than OTL, though busing was entirely avoided. Calls for intervention in Vietnam were met with the deployment of several thousand advisors, who were withdrawn following the collapse of Diem's regime in 1968. Troops were likewise withdrawn from Cuba in 1966, though by that time the Democratic government had been able to maintain its own power. NASA would receive a massive boost in funding during this period, though the lunar race was very narrow (the American and Soviet landings of 1971 were about 5 months apart, America's favor). The President would approve of the Apollo Applications Program, which he would convince President-elect Rhodes to keep. Kennedy would return to the Senate, and later replace Herter as Governor of Massachusetts.

38) James Rhodes Presidency is considered by historians to rather be known as "the lazy presidency". Not much was done during his short tenure, with a world largely at peace, domestic prosperity and calm, and a Democratic Congress. His only major achievement was the Shangri-La Peace Accords, a peace treaty between Nasser's Arab Republic and Israel. Rhodes would be assassinated in office when Samuel Byck crashed a hijacked DC-9 into the White House

39) Clifford Case's Presidency was in a bad position. The economy quickly went south shortly after Rhodes's death, Siam was embroiled in a war with Vietnam, oil prices were rocketing to unprecedented levels, etc. Despite his attempts to appease the public, he would be rejected a mandate in the 1976 Presidential Election. The major high-point in his career would be the finished construction of Lunar Outpost Fred Haise, along with Space Station Freedom.

40) Wallace was thrust into a nation in turmoil after having achieved the highest office. Passing a major stimulus bill that sought to bring the economy back onto its feet. Though it worked to a degree, the economy did not rebound as hoped and instead made only steady movement toward recovery. One of his major goals was the passage of a program known as the Great Society, which had been suggested and outlined by Lyndon Baines Johnson, a former Senator from Texas, who had retired in 1955. While some parts of the program made it through, the Republican gains in the House in 1978 for the most part killed its progress. His Presidency would fall following the Iranian Revolution, where American troops were deployed to destroy the completed Bushehr reactor, and save the hostages from the American embassy.

41) Reagan's victory was jointly followed by the Republican Party capturing both the House and the Senate. His foreign policy almost entirely was based on covert operations to overthrow communist regimes around the globe, most prominently Nicaragua. The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1981 was met by support of Afghan militants by the United States, leading to their failure and eventual withdrawal from the country in 1990. At the same time, a successful manned landing on the surface of Mars was made by the US in Apollo 78 on July 12th, 1985 (the Soviet Union had conducted a flyby in 1983). The increasingly successful space industry, especially in regards to lunar materials, resulted in an economic boom from 1983, which continues to this day.

42) Gary Hart's administration is one of interest. Narrowly defeating Gerald Ford, Hart for the most part concentrated on finishing what George Wallace had started at the end of the 70's. However, Republican resistance in Congress prevented such propositions as Universal Healthcare and Wealth fare from being passed. One of the few successes, rather, was the Food Stamp Act, which provided those who could not afford a decent meal with the said item. However, Hart's Domestic policy was overshadowed by the 8/20 attacks, in which his wife, Donna Hart, and two of his three children were killed while in Manila. He would be hospitalized for a period of three months before returning to office, at which point it had been identified that Ramzi Yousef, a member of Al Qaeda, was the mastermind behind the attacks. Afghanistan, considered a harbor for the organization Al Qaeda, was invaded by NATO forces at the end of 1994, despite protests from the Union of Sovereign States, which was itself embroiled in a state of Civil War. The War on Terror was still ongoing when Hart left office in 1997 with relatively high approval ratings. However, he would slip into a massive depression during his later years, and would die after hitting his head on the corner of a table following a drunken episode.

43) Dick Gephardt would begin where Hart left off. The Afghan War had been moderately successful, though Taliban and Al Qaeda militants had retreated into Pakistan. Requests had been made, but Pakistan denied NATO the ability to enter into Warzistan, a lawless region ruled by numerous Islamic emirates. When attacks on NATO forces began to increase in number, Gephardt ordered American troops into Warzistan despite the position of Pakistan. Rather than end the threat, it merely pushed the insurgents out of the region, resulting in the 1998 Pakistani Revolution, which created an Islamic Republic similar in nature to that of Iran. The country was entirely occupied by the end of 1999, but the war was becoming increasingly unpopular. India would take over the occupation following the withdrawal of NATO troops from the majority of the country in 2000. Still, it was not enough for reelection.

44) Jeb Bush was immediately faced with the problem with how to deal with the Union of Sovereign States, which had completely dissolved in the last few months before taking office. Ethnic groups had largely secured their own homelands, and genocide, especially against Russians, was on the rise. Still, not much could be done, and any action in the region was generally considered to be rather unpopular. NATO forces would secure strategic assets throughout the Soviet Union, including as many nuclear warheads as possible, but its Balkanization made such assurances and security shaky at best. At the same time, both Iran and Iraq had procured nuclear weapons in the last couple years, resulting in a nuclear exchange in 2003 that devastated the region. Still, the War on Terror, by 2005, was considered for the most part won. Private American companies had, under the 2002 Lunar Act, begun mining for resources in the Asteroid Belt, most notably Halliburton. A Martian base had been established, and the Lunar Outpost, including Space Station Ellison, was opened to the public.

45) Not much can be said yet of Joe Biden.

[Lahbas]

The Failure of the Independent Experiment

40th: John Baynard Anderson (I-IL) | Patrick Joseph Lucey (I-WS) January 20th 1981 - January 20th 1985

41st: George Herbert Walker Bush (R-TX) | Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (R-TN) January 20th 1985 - January 20th 1993

42nd: Henry Ross Perot (R-TX) | John Sidney McCain III (R-AZ) January 20th 1993 - January 20th 2001

43rd: Henry Warren Beatty (D-CA) | Paul David Wellstone (D-MN) January 20th 2001 - January 20th 2005

44th: John Sidney McCain III (R-AZ) | John Mathias Engler (R-MI) January 20th 2005 - Current 

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Another retarded list

44th: Barack H. Obama (D-IL), 2009-2010

After it was proved beyond any hackish librul doubts that he was born in some Kenya or whatever, instead of socialist, but American, Hawaii, Obama, whose real name is Borat Hussein Al-Abama, is removed from office and locked in Guantanamo

45th: Joseph R. Biden (D-DE), 2010

President Biden is removed from office and executed for treason, after he committed a high treason by revealing, where his bunker is

46th: Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), 2010

Removed from office, after socialist 19th Amendment, is repealed by conservative heroes in Congress.

47th: Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), 2010

Never mind, he forgot to take an oath.

48th: Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY), 2010-2011

Removed from office as soon, as someone reminded 19th Amendment is gone.

49th: Robert Gates (I-KS), 2011

Removed for being a Democratic sock account

50th: Thomas Coburn (R-OK), 2011-2013

Finally, a true American! Installed by Congress and then reelected in a massive landslide against Vermont Communist Bernie Sanders. Killed by liberal urban guerillas.

51st: Jefferson B. Sessions (R-AL), 2013-

Coburn loyal veep and fellow true American is now da boss!

*cries*

19th Amendment would not have made them ineligable for office. It would only prevent them from voting in elections.