[vox humana]

Ford had a quality sadly lacking in 98% of the modern day, poll-driven political hacks. CHARACTER. Ford was one of the last Presidents to do something because it was right, not because it was popular. The MSM will never understand how decisions can be made without focus groups.

[cthom07]

Ford was a fine man, but his politics are completely outdated. He was part of a generation of Republicans that were dominated by New Deal Dems. Thus, his natural "moderation", refusal to embrace consistent truly conservative positions and recent evidence of his aversion to the WOT.