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J_William_Ryan

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7. Ford was a poor president

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2017, 01:21 PM

Jan 2017

His pardoning of Nixon a mistake.

But unlike all Republican presidents to follow, Ford at least understood what was sound, responsible governance.

He also appointed one of the last great justices to the Supreme Court.

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Remembering When Gerald Ford Seemed Like the Worst Problem We Could Have [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP

Well, maybe Turbineguy Jan 2017 #1

Ford was a clueless bumbler, Don is that and malicious uppityperson Jan 2017 #2

At his core Ford was a decent guy. At his core Drumpf is a malevolent guy. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #3

On SNL all Chevy Chase had to do was trip, stumble and hit his head pinboy3niner Jan 2017 #6

You should learn a little about Ford before you call him a clueless bumbler Botany Jan 2017 #8

He was a terrific athlete. It is interesting how he got that moniker. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #9

He fell in public. Botany Jan 2017 #10

I lived through this years as an adult, thank you for the wiki link as it's always good uppityperson Jan 2017 #12

Our national nightmare began with the Nixon pardon. charlyvi Jan 2017 #4

He had to resign from office. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #5

Obviously. charlyvi Jan 2017 #11

Ford was a poor president J_William_Ryan Jan 2017 #7