PoliticalMojo woke up today wondering how the election would differ if the series of wars of independence in the 18th and 19th centuries had gone another way.Apart from the obvious – there would be no president (and no election), no separation of powers, and the USA would be the Commonwealth States of America (CSA) – the USA might look more like Canada, including some of its citizens speaking French and seeking independence (or at least better food).Presidential candidates, all of whom have records of distinction and achievement, may well have already been honored by HM The Queen, leading to the following possibilities:
- Dame Hillary Clinton (for services to healthcare);
- Sir Barack Obama (for services to speech writing);
- Sir John Edwards, QC;
- Mr Rudy Guiliani (not quiet or polite enough: did not sit still long enough to receive his award);
- Lord Huckabee of Arkansas;
- Rt. Hon. Lord McCain of Sunbelt, VC, DSO, MC.;
- His Holiness Mitt Romney.
As for the outgoing guy, GW Bush would be getting ready for his hereditary peerage to become Lord Bush (although he kind of already has that through his pa).
