[nopardons]

And yet, having NO political parties, made for a TERRIBLE mess, after Washington left office.

Can you imagine a Gore president with a Bush V.P.? Well, that's exactly the kind of thing ( or reversed ) that followed shortly after Washington's two terms.

[jgrubbs]

Can you imagine a Gore president with a Bush V.P.?

Something like that almost happened in 2000:

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/12/3/183023.shtml