Wednesday, December 27, 2006

I was sorry to learn of the passing of former President Gerald Ford when I woke up this morning. Even though I certainly didn't agree with all of his decisions, I honestly believe that he made them with only the best interests of the country, as he saw them, in mind. The pardon of Nixon obviously will always the major thing for which he will be remembered.

Donna and I send our deepest sympathy to his wife and family on this sad occasion.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Don't overlook Ford's green-lighting and military support for Indonesia's murderous invasion of East Timor that resulted in 200,000 deaths (out of a population of about 600,000 at the time)

Joe

Steve Chaput said...

Good call and you're absolutely correct. I guess I tend to overlook such things immediately after the passing of someone.

I may have even said some nice things about Reagan died, and I really disliked his policies.