A thought on how history might have been different, from an MSNBC report on McCain’s biography:

For two years he sails along, standing with conservatives against abortion rights and gun control. And he’s mentioned as a possible running mate for George Bush in the 1988 presidential campaign.(Jane Pauley and McCain)Jane Pauley: Senator, there was a rumor yesterday you were on standby for the ticket, should Senator Quayle be removed.Sen. McCain: No, no. I simply don’t believe that. They haven’t even looked at my tax returns [laughing].

Besides sparing the world a lot of Dan Quayle jokes (and where would Murphy Brown be then?), how would the world look different if the race had been Bush-McCain against Clinton/Gore and Perot/Stockdale?