[Impy]

Bush points to President Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon — "once regarded as one of the worst mistakes in presidential history, [but] now viewed as a selfless act of leadership."

That helped many democrats win election in 1974. Ford should have left Nixon to his fate to minimize the damage.

"it's too early to say how most of my decisions will turn out."

Not really, Mr. President. The turd in the Oval Office now is how they turned out.

[fieldmarshaldj]

It likely would’ve been far worse to have had Nixon on trial and prolonged ugly divisions in the country. It was bad enough Nixon was paying for the sins of his two predecessors. Ford did the statesmanlike thing. He might very well have survived the 1976 election had he been more on offense and not made a goof during the debates. As it was, he was already closing the gap by election day.

The only downside to a Ford win is that the Dems surely would’ve won in 1980. It took Carter to deliver us Reagan.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Obama: “ White House Turd”