Gerald Ford has barely passed before the media is predictably, spinning his legacy and putting the best face on it. As they did with Reagan's Iran-Contra mess, they are whitewashing Ford's pardon of the criminal, Nixon, which was a huge disservice to our country, and set the stage for the debacle we find ourselves in now. By pardoning Nixon before justice could be meted out to him, and by not firing his co-conspirators, Rumsfeld, Chaney, Kissinger, Bush Sr. et al., Ford's claim of trying to "heal the land and restore public confidence in the white house" rings as a hollow as Reagan's claim of ignorance of the Iran-Contra conspiracy, which he was a central part of.
Now we find out that Ford wanted his criticism of Bush's illegal warmongering, withheld until after his death. This speaks volumes about his lack of courage and his being just another loyal party hack, who would rather have our soldiers bleed and die, than tell the truth and perhaps save some of them. Also, don't forget Ford was on the Warren Commission, who many feel was instrumental in covering-up the truths of JFK's death.
Ford kept the door open for future presidents to have the same constitutional arrogance that Nixon had. This is the very door that Bush has walked through and which we are now suffering from.
Ford did not heal the nation, he just closed a festering wound which has now been re-opened by many of those he saved, but should have fired.
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