Fantastical EC outcomes

[Peter K.]

> According to Thursday's FT, "If nothing is decided
>by the time President Bill Clinton leaves office, House Speaker Dennis
>Hastert would be in line to become president.  He would have to resign
>from Congress.  Should he decide against that move, Senator Thurmond is
>next in line."

what would happen if Thurmond passed on to the sweet hereafter? In college I
dated a gal who had once interned for Thurmond. She said he could never
remember her name and would patronizingly pat her on the head. She could do
a flawless imitation. After Strom  - but before me - she became a militant
feminist who liked rap music.