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One wonders, given Mr. Woodard's remarkable skills, if he might not have managed to conjure up former CIA director Bill Casey (spiritually of course) to fill in any gaps as Mr. Ford waxed on. Sadly, Woodward had to reveal that Mr. Ford could find no justification for the war in Iraq; that it has been nothing more than a big mistake.

p>To be charitable, some things are best left untold. I at least was willing to give Mr. Ford a final benefit of the doubt, Mr. Woodward however, made sure that was not meant to be. I would have much preferred if Woodward had told us that Mr. Ford, at the end of the interview, had reached into a drawer and pulled out an old WIN button (whip inflation now) and told Woodward to give it to President Bush with the message updated for the Iraq war, JUST WIN. I guess Bob just didn't think of it. br> -- A. DiPentima /p> p> Regardless of who came before or after him, President Gerald Ford is one of the greatest of all presidents, in the mold of Abraham Lincoln. When America needed integrity, wisdom and a strong hand at its helm, Mr. Ford was there, thanks be to God. Perhaps to his credit and our benefit, he wasn't elected to such greatness, but volunteered. br> -- C. Kenna Amos br> Princeton, West Virginia /p> p> Gerald Ford has died. He was a president of the United States. He was never elected to the office and lost his only presidential campaign. He was not a Reaganite and his policies were a failure. He was a nice guy but so are a lot of other people. He supported abortion and the ERA. I voted for him in 1976 because he was better than that peanut farmer. Other than that, I have nothing else to say about his presidency. May he Rest in Peace. br> -- Pete Chagnon /p> p> The future of the Republican Party is patrolling Baghdad right now.

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