We are all to easily led down a path of our party of choice. If we would all be given all the facts we could make our own choices, but this will not happen. All that we can do is try to elect people that we think will do the best job, and if they fail, elect someone else next.

Pres. Ford was not elected but he did become our president and he was the right man for the moment. He was quiet and a gentleman. He gave this country a moment to take a breath and to appreciate a calm before the next storm, the mess that we all call politics in this day.

If there is one thing I want to teach my kids is to do their own research and not believe what a politician says but to look at what he does. This is our best measure of people that we do not know personally.

My prayers are with the family that lost a dear member, may they remember the great things he did. What he did for and with his family is what he is being measured by now.

God Bless this Country Past, Present and Future

BTW- if you listen to what Ford says, he doesn’t disagree with the war, it was using WMD’s as the justification. That was some of the finest cherry picking I have seen in a long time, but it got people talking about Woodward.

I had no problem with the pardon. I thought it was the right thing to do and it accomplished what Ford wanted it to.

Keep in mind, there are many that hate him for that pardon!

Yes. I remember I was one of the few in my group who thought it needed to end.

Was Nixon, inevitably, deemed above the law? Yes, unquestionably.

Was it the right thing to do on Ford’s part. I’d say retrospectively yes.

Sorry for the paraphrase luv.

Aren’t we simply splitting hairs though? His arse was “grase” the minute he disagreed with Bush’s war. I don’t think a president need declare a war “in the name of freedom” in order for his presidency to be great.

I think healing the National wounds was pretty ‘great’.

Don’t misquote.

Don’t neglect to read posts

So now we’re trying to do the same for the Bishneocon war.

And of course the puppet did as he was told. It took Carter to straighten out the mess, plus restore the office of the Presidency to national and global dignity and respect. President Carter even today is respected globally as a man of vision, integrity, and humility. When he’s not building homes for the poor or earning Nobel prizes he’s offering advice for current leaders who would be well advised to heed it. A truly great man, and of course a Democrat!

What I meant by my short statement was simply that he did not have enough time to pull the country out of all it’s troubles. His was short but sweet and he was UNABLE to achieve great things given his time in office. Taken in another perspective though, what he did do was great. He brought peace, calm and respect back to the office. That much works for me enough to consider him great. Got it?

Don’t misquote.

And yes Gerald Ford was a great man even if he was unable to achieve a great Presidency.

….lest I be cited for misquoting.:smile:

Gee I think leading the country out of our ‘nightmare’ puts him right up there with the “greats”.

Who said he is a crappy ex-President?

BonBon