Re: President Palin?

William December Starr wrote:
In article <g9avif$5ev$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
phoenix@xxxxxxx (Damien Sullivan) said:

Bill Snyder <bsnyder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

but there must be some good Republican-acceptable choices among
sf authors. What about Larry Niven for VP? His best days as a
writer seem to be over. So why not?

Because voters are reluctant to express a preference for the
feudal system?

What does Niven have to do with feudalism? Known Space is
typically criticized as Southern California in Spaaace!

I've never quite understood that. Perhaps I'm like a fish who thinks
"So he can breathe underwater; nothing odd about that.", but what
about, say, Beowulf Shaeffer brands him as a Californian?

Are you confuding him with Pournelle?

More likely with NivenPournelle.

The Condominium universe was Pournelle's before the two decided to set
"TMiGE" in it.


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