deep geopolitical metaphysical thought

I can't help but wonder if there's some parallel universe in which the supreme court acted with intellectual consistency in Bush v. Gore; and in this parallel universe, Saddam Hussein has watched what happened in Egypt and Libya and Tunisia and Bahrain, and is just now delivering a rambling, hour-long speech in which he vows to fight on; and meanwhile, his soldiers have decided that they are tired of shooting their fellow-countrymen.