The What-If Game

Ann Richards died today. She was the first governor of Texas I recall being aware of. You really couldn't miss that huge white hairdo.

I know I was too young to appreciate the following quote if I happened to hear it in 1988. Richards said it in her keynote address to the Democratic National Convention. I'm glad the press trotted it out again today:

"Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels."

As I watched the TV tributes this morning I wondered: What if Richards had won re-election in 1994, and George W. had never been governor?

It's mind boggling.