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December 27, 2006
Gerald R. Ford
Former President Gerald R. Ford has died at the age of 93. The Financial Times offers an obit here.
My own (admittedly not all that informed) perception of Ford's administration was defined by how it came to be, and the challenge of restoring the integrity of the office of the Presidency. Especially of late, the conduct of Ford's successor, Jimmy Carter, offers us some perspective on what Ford was and wasn't, as a human being and as a former President. Like his Republican successors he was branded as a dullard (and a clutz), but as the FT notes he somehow "walked the fine line of the presidency well enough at the most difficult of times and still toasted his own breakfast muffins." May he rest in peace.
UPDATE:
It's almost too easy, but here are some comments from the DUmmies:
- "To find a Republican president who was a decent man you'd have to go back a lot further"
- "The guy was an EVIL MOTHERFUCKER who sent many innocent Americans to death for war profits. Fuck him and the bunch who rode in with him. 'm glad he is dead! I only wish he suffered more!"
- "...Wonder what it costs we, the people, to bury one of these men?"
- "There is not one thing sad about this guy passing on."
Posted by bill at December 27, 2006 09:23 AM
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