America: 2000-2016

[YRABNNRM]

I think I can say that we're all waiting with excitement, Yates.

[Yates]

The Leaders

President: Jon Kyl
Vice President: Tim Pawlenty

Speaker of the House: Mike Pence
House Majority Leader: John Shadegg
House Majority Whip: Jeb Hensarling
House Minority Leader: Ed Markey
House Minority Whip: Rahm Emanuel

Senate Majority Leader: Chuck Schumer
Senate Majority Whip: Harold Ford
Senate Minority Leader: John Ensign
Senate Minority Whip: Kay Bailey Hutchinson

The first true update will come tomorrow.  Tonight's update was merely to give you all a look at who will be the major players in this section of the timeline.

[London Man]

Can I just say, this is a very good piece of work. Well done.

[Yates]

My friends, I am sorry that I have not updated this in over a week.  Please allow me some more time, but this is not dead, and not over. 

[Big DaddyTX]

*COUGH*

 Sorry, must be some dust in my throat. I keep coughing.

*COUGH*COUGH*

[Hashemite]

Have you heard what happened to poor Yates?

It's sad to think about that when viewing the work on here.

[Big DaddyTX]

No, I haven't heard anything.

[TommyC1776]

Have you heard what happened to poor Yates?

It's sad to think about that when viewing the work on here.

What happened

[Hashemite]

Brain tumor according to a thread posted in Forum Community.

[SPC]

I hope Yates continues this great work in the time he has left. It'd be sad to see him go with this piece unfinished.

[Big DaddyTX]

Brain tumor according to a thread posted in Forum Community.

 I didn't hear that. I hope all is well with him. He's quite the talented person.

[SPC]

Can a moderator lock this thread? I doubt that Yates will be updating this.

[CPT MikeyMike]

Can a moderator lock this thread? I doubt that Yates will be updating this.

Sadly I concur.

But I will say that this (and J.J's Nixon TL) was the best TL I have ever read. This will be one we'll never forget!

[SPC]

Can a moderator lock this thread? I doubt that Yates will be updating this.

Sadly I concur.

But I will say that this (and J.J's Nixon TL) was the best TL I have ever read. This will be one we'll never forget!

Yes, it truly was a good timeline. Too bad it remains unfinished.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

It will be in the Atlasia What-If Hall of Fame if there is ever one. A truly great timeline.

What's this J.J's Nixon TL I keep on hearing about? Where can I find this?

[CPT MikeyMike]

It will be in the Atlasia What-If Hall of Fame if there is ever one. A truly great timeline.

What's this J.J's Nixon TL I keep on hearing about? Where can I find this?

In the Alternate timeline...

http://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=31287.0

A great piece, IMO.

[GPORTER]

Should have re-elected Bush LOL

I could not agree more.

[Hashemite]

Yates was a fraud.

[N.i.K.]

BUMP

Yates was a fraud.

Why? How?

[Big DaddyTX]

BUMP

Yates was a fraud.

Why? How?

Because he played everyone for a sap, like an asshole. I cant even begin to explain it, I'm sure someone else will, but I cant think of a single person who was active when Yates was here who wasnt, and might still be pissed at him.

[Yates]

An update will be posted tonight.  I thank readers for accepting me back and for your interest.  I look forward to the continuation and completion of this timeline.  It is the reason I have returned.

[Yates]

As a reminder, we will be resuming where the timeline left off after the election of Jon Kyl as President in 2008.  This is not to self-promote, but I would urge anyone who plans to follow this timeline to read it up until this point.  The world in this timeline operates independently from real life and much of what will happen is a result of what I have written in the past twenty or so pages. 

[Jayhawker]

I've already read it today. Looking forward to tonight's installment!

[Yates]

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. –Abraham Lincoln
AMERICA: 2000 - 2016

THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT JON KYL



January 20, 2009 marks the end of Wesley Clark’s Presidency.  Scholars, politicians, diplomats, and the American public all agree that his tenure as President has been among the most successful in United States history.  A few days earlier, President Clark had delivered his farewell address to the American people, urging his successor to aim for a more peaceful world.  “If history teaches us one lesson: peace and prosperity are brothers,” says Clark.  The soon-to-be-former President intends to retire quietly after a long and dignified career of serving his nation.

As the era of Clark and Holbrooke concludes, President-elect Jon Kyl and Vice President-elect Tim Pawlenty seek to create their own legacy.  As new Speaker of the House Mike Pence has built the Republican campaign on, Kyl seeks to make the 21st century the “new American century,” ensuring the United States remains the dominant world force in the decades to come.  Modeling his White House after his predecessor’s, Kyl creates a trio who will effectively govern the nation.  Vice President Pawlenty will be overseeing domestic policy.  Treasury Secretary-designate Christopher Cox, one of Kyl’s rivals for the 2008 Republican nomination, will be overseeing economic policy.  Finally, Secretary of State Bill Richardson will be continuing in his role in a bipartisan manner, charged by the incoming President to cement America’s role as the leader of the free world.

Despite the unity of the executive branch, Congress appears to be heading towards a renewal of hostilities from the days not long ago when Jon Kyl and Dick Durbin led their parties into battle before every vote.  House Speaker Pence, Majority Leader John Shadegg, and Majority Whip Jeb Hensarling have prepared an ambitious agenda including establishing a national flat income tax.  Their efforts will meet fierce opposition from Democrats, led by Minority Leader Ed Markey and Minority Whip Rahm Emanuel.  The more dignified Senate appears equally divided, with the Democrats led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Whip Harold Ford, who many see as the new face of the Democratic Party.  The Senate Republicans are led by Minority Leader John Ensign, President-elect Kyl’s reported protégé, and Minority Whip Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

With the looming battles upcoming in Washington, all players and decision-makers take Inauguration Day to celebrate the peaceful transfer of power that has led America to where she proudly stands.  At noon on the dot, Jon Kyl takes the oath of office to become the 46th President of the United States.  His inaugural address conveys his determination.  “For too long, government has charged itself with the mere maintenance of America’s greatness,” he declares.  “It is time for an era of responsibility to begin.  I speak of the responsibility of every generation to leave our nation in the hands of our children stronger than when we inherited it from our parents.”  Addressing the issue of foreign affairs, “It is our deepest prayer that humanity’s darkest hours are behind us, and we can now progress towards a world where fear is replaced with hope.  America will no longer settle to be a passive example for nations to follow, but an active guide for people who want to change their own nation to make it more democratic, free, and equal.”  

After his well-received address, President Kyl enters the Oval Office for the first time as its occupant and holds a short meeting with his top aides.  “We may have four or eight years here, but I want us all to act as if today is our last day in office.  The results we can accomplish in this building in one day can change the lives of millions of Americans.  Let’s get to work.”

NEXT: Will the Republicans’ legislative agenda succeed or succumb to opposition?  Also, President Kyl may not realize his dream for a more peaceful world.

[CathKhan]

Go President Kyl!