Gerald Ford was every DemonRat's favorite Republican. Lyndon Johnson got it right when he said Ford had "played too much football without a helmet." Ayn Rand also had it right when she created Wesley Mouch, aptly described as "the zero at the meeting point of forces." Gerald Ford, who appointed John Paul Stevens, one of the most vile liberals on the Supreme Court, could be accurately described the same way.
"Gerald Ford was every DemonRat's favorite Republican. "
For the record and for younger freepers, this was literally true. Ford was a congenial "moderate" from the House who never offended anyone and who was not identified with the Nixon administration or partisan politics, particularly.
When Nixon first nominated him to replace Agnew as Veep, there was a tremendous sigh of relief and indeed praise for Nixon to have set up such a benign nonentity for the presidency.
The fear at the time was that Nixon would fight impeachment down to the last vote, likely survive as a crippled president, but as they said back then, it would "tear the country apart."
When he nominated Ford it was clear that Nixon knew his days were numbered and he was preparing a successor.
Thanks for re-iterating this point. Too many people have forgotten the story of the pathetic Gerald Ford, the ultimate RINO.