"A Republic -- If you can keep it."

dy·nas·ty (dī'nə-stē) n., pl. A succession of rulers from the same family or line.

When the English head of state shifted from the Lancaster family (1399-1461) to the York family (1461-1470) back to the Lancaster family (1470-1471) and then back to the York family (1471-1485), England was clearly ruled by dynasties.

If the U.S. head of state shifts from the House of Bush (1989 -1993) to the House of Clinton (1993-2001) back to the House of Bush (2001 – 2009) and then back to the House of Clinton (2009-2013(?)), what, if anything, will that mean for the United States?

Just askin'...