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To: bentway who wrote (178423)	1/1/2012 2:39:17 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541921

Ford wasn't headed toward any sort of a great presidency, but he did himself in by pardoning Nixon. He was a decent man, and sane. Completely agree. Just pointing out that, with the possible exception of the poppy Bush years (and I don't really see them that way), it was the last time you could seriously make the case for a moderate Republican as the presidential candidate of the party. I've heard the case made for Bob Dole but I don't buy it. You may also recall that Dole was Ford's vp candidate and was meant to be Ford's token right winger on the ticket.