gerald ford
sure, he was a good guy.
but look what he gave us: rumsfeld and cheney.
and if he hadn't pardoned nixon, maybe the dick would've been prosecuted, and maybe that would've deterred the bush from riding roughshod over the constitution.
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Pardoning Nixon may not have been popular, and it certainly wasn't, but the converse may have been much worse for the country. Cheney and Rummy were around (as congressmen) long before Ford promoted them. I think he was a man of honor, and that doesn't mean one who makes no mistakes. He also favored pardoning of tens of thousands of GIs who AWOL'd or deserted during 'Nam. Also very unpopular, but probably the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteur first sentence seems 2 b the popular wisdom these days, but i disagree. we didn't need healing, we needed an example that wd make future scoundrels think twice about breaking laws 2 build power.
ReplyDeleterummy n darth in congress might've stayed in congress. bringin 'em in2 the WH launched them on career paths that did possibly irreparable harm 2 this land n the world.
his amnesty was good. i agree.
i think he really did put integrity above politics, but his errors glare.