Category talk:The Gipper Goes Down

The spectre of the "Reagan Revolution" killed in its infancy is interesting. However, Sec. of St. Al Haig moving into the VP spot and eventually succeeding an impeached GHWB, overlooks Haig's OTL fall from grace beginning on the day Hinckley shot Reagan. Haig's comment, "I'm in charge here..." showed an ignorance of the constitutional succession and chain of command as well as an underlying lust for power. In the wake of Reagan's death, the negative press and public reaction to Haig's comments would have taken him out of the running as the appointed replacement VP.