Posted on 12/28/2006 9:36:03 AM PST by ARealMothersSonForever
Listen to the tape.
Words of wisdom from the guy who couldn't beat Carter.
Hmmm, butter pecan ice cream!
So, ignoring the messenger, what will the opinion mean in the next 2-4 years?
Woodward proves himself to be scum once again.
Ford was considered a dunce by the left. Now he will be their hero.
This could be quite a powerful gift to Pres Bush if used correctly.
How so?
He was a terrible President who continued Nixon's ridiculous and socialist domestic policies.
He was an abortionist's dream President.
He was the epitome of the Rockefeller wing of the GOP that almost consigned the party to oblivion.
He stood for the diametric opposite of everything Ronald Reagan stood for.
It does not surprise me in the least that he badmouthed our efforts in Iraq.
Please let the ceaseless hagiography end.
I wouldn't be surprised if Bob has a few posthumous interviews with Gerald coming up in his next book.
It wouldn't be the first time he spoke to dead people.
This is the point being made by the guest host on Rush's radio show today.
Use it or the Ds will. Call Kissinger if necessary.
I am ARealMedicfortheAF........bottom line..... WHO CARES!!
It's just the Bush-bashers trying to give the false impression that they aren't the vicious hate-mongers that they actually are.
I don't see how it's a "powerful gift" just because you have to "use it" or the D's will.
How to use it in a way that makes it a "powerful gift"?
It's another half-baked liberal republican yammering about how W is too much of a cowboy. How's that good? It might be spinnable in some way (although I don't see the way), but how can it be a "powerful gift"?
I'm not arguing with you, I'm just totally drawing a blank here.
Not Even Cold
He couldn't even wait for President Ford to be buried. Bob Woodward breathlessly informs us that President Ford was opposed to war in Iraq -- and, conveniently, didn't want that opinion to be released until he was dead.
Congratulations, Woodward -- you waited a full 36 hours before releasing the information.
Interesting that we are constantly informed by the MSM that our country is "divided" -- but then, on one of the few occasions when people of all politial stripes should be able to put their differences aside out of respect for the deceased, someone like Woodward lobs a figurative grenade into the crowd of mourners.
http://carolliebau.blogspot.com/2006/12/not-even-cold.html
Ford was considered a dunce by the left. Now he will be their hero.Exactly. Ford was better than Carter. But that's like saying shinola is better than shit. The question is, how much shinola? In Ford's case, there wasn't a whole hell of a lot.
But he was largely useless on national security and foreign policy. The only reason he isn't remembered as one of the worst ever in those categories is because he was followed by the absolute worst possible President in those categories.
I would also submit that if war against Iraq was not justified--even without the WMDs--then there is no justification for war by American forces anywhere at any time.
Ford did little to advance what later became the Reagan Revolution. Both he and his wife fit the bill more as cdountry club Republicans, which was borne out by their final residence. God's Peace to Ford. But I am not going to get caught up in his views on this or that through Woodward.
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