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In reply to the discussion: Who was the last decent Republican president? [View all]elfin
(6,262 posts)but didn't vote for him mainly due to Nixon pardon. Ford was hobbled by raging inflation as well as the pardon. More competent than SNL etc. portrayed. Agreed with his civil rights actions. Still admire Carter, but he has even been more of an inspiration since out of office via Habitat, human and voting rights here and abroad, Guinea Worm eradication, truly living the best of his faith, etc. The inherited economy coupled with Iran hostages were poison pills, ushering in the phony "Sunrise in America" St. Ronnie. But I voted for him against the actor spouting coded racism.
I think Ford would have been a good President in his own right, even though I am a Democrat through and through. Whether he could "WIN - Whip Inflation Now" - remember those buttons will never be known. Carter couldn't get a grip on it either as I remember. LBJ's Butter and Guns legacy haunting that period.
Nothing but Dems for me after that.