So how will this election turn out for all major characters involved?
Written a few weeks after 2000 the election but when the outcome was still in doubt.
Let`s look into the future to see their fates:
George W. Bush: Goofed at his inauguration by saying, "I`m
tired of
people treating the presidency like it`s some kind of federal job."
Created international incident when he called the Chinese prime minister
Hop Sing. Defeated in 2004 by Democrat Warren Beatty.
Al Gore: Never did concede election. Went into seclusion in
Tennessee,
where he attempted to file patents on ATMs, Barbie and instant oatmeal.
Wife Tipper eventually had him committed to a sanitarium. He spent final
years ordering nurses at Pleasant Days Ahead to bomb Yugoslavia.
Joe Lieberman: Went back to U.S. Senate and continued campaign
against
Hollywood smut. Resigned after photos surfaced on the Internet depicting
him in compromising positions with Dr. Laura.
Dick Cheney: Scared children at the 2001 White House Christmas
party with
his dark portrayal of Santa Claus. Wanted to declare war on Iraq again
but nobody would let him. Grabbed his chest and keeled over when his
daughter showed up at White House dinner with Ellen DeGeneres. President
George W. Bush raised eyebrows at the funeral when he said, "It wasn`t a
heart attack, and I fully expect Dick to resume his duties as vice
president later this week."
Warren Christopher: Distinguished life and career came to an
untimely end
when he fell asleep in a subway station. Mistaken for dead, he was
cremated. Al Gore raised eyebrows at the funeral when he referred to
Christopher as "my secretary of state" and credited him with inventing
the United Nations. After delivering the eulogy, Gore stunned observers
by grabbing wife Tipper for an open-mouth kiss.
James A. Baker III: As a reward for his loyalty, Baker was
allowed to
secretly run the country during the term of George W. Bush, a job he also
held during the Reagan administration. After leaving politics, Baker
became the new voice for Mr. Burns on The Simpsons.
Jeb Bush: Bush loses his re-election bid to Green Party candidate Fidel
Castro, blaming the defeat on a butterfly ballot used in
Miami-Dade.
Later was appointed U.S. attorney general by his big brother. Other
department heads ruffled his hair and called him Bobby at Cabinet
meetings.
Bill Clinton: Compromise proposal to remain president the rest
of his
life rejected. Allegedly pinched Laura Bush at inauguration. Divorced
by wife Hillary. Spent final years as a broken man, running Po Boy
Billy`s BBQ stand in Arkansas.
Katherine Harris: Became a partner with Tammy Faye in
developing line of
beauty-care products called Sensuous Republican. Nominated as best
supporting actress for her portrayal of the Borg Queen. Achieved
lifelong ambition in 2028 when President Tom Feeney appointed her as
ambassador to Chad.
Chief Justice Charles Wells: Florida Supreme Court jurist left
bench to
star in WB courtroom show: Judge Chuck! Issued landmark ruling in 2005
that said a wife who has a sex-change operation and sleeps with her
husband's sister is not entitled to alimony. Ruling was overturned by
U.S. Supreme Court.
