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« Gerald Ford, RIP | Main | Real Judicial Independence » December 27, 2006God Bless Gerald FordHis humility and moderate leadership were just the thing this nation needed after going through its worst constitutional crisis since the Civil War. While he still gets dismissed by historians, I believe that his steady, nondescript leadership played a big part in turning the nation around after Watergate. When he took office, Ford said that "our long national nightmare is over," and this simple guy from Michigan played an important part in waking us up. Though he'd be a RINO in modern political calculus, a know a lot of people who would agree we could use more Gerald Fords in public life. And what of his pardoning of Nixon, which must be mentioned? Some years ago, even the Clintons agreed that Ford made the right choice, despite the fact that young Hillary Rodham was working for the Watergate committee. The decision certainly cost him the 1976 election, which was a lot closer than people remember. How many politicians these days would make a moral decision knowing it would cost them an election? Call me a cynic and a nostalgist, but beyond Jerry Ford the list seems very, very short. Posted by David Darlington at December 27, 2006 04:37 PM CommentsLast nite on the NewsHour, Ron Nesson said that things-Nixon were consuming 25% of Ford's and his staff's time when there was a host of other dire stuff for them to deal with, not the least of which was the worst recession since the 1930s. Certainly that had to factor into Ford's decision to pardon Nixon. Whatever his reasons were, I think history proves Ford did the right thing. Posted by: JohnS at December 28, 2006 02:31 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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