If Not For Silly Media ‘Scandal’, Gary Hart Might Have Altered History for the Better

Late 1980s, 1990s could have been different. No Gulf War, no 9/11, no Iraq war

Few people born after 1970 remember this bit of political trivia. If Democratic frontrunner Gary Hart in 1987 hadn't allowed a certain picture to be taken as he boarded a boat called the "Monkey Business," he very well might have won the Democratic presidential nomination. He was one of the most appealing candidates in a weak field. He very well might h…