If you were forced to vote for one of these modern Republican presidents

[Colobo]

Which one would you vote for and why?

I'd pick Gerald Ford. I think he was a decent human being who did the best he could as president. He probably never imagined how bad things were going to be today thanks to his Republican successors.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. I agree. Ford was better than the others.

[lvx35]

2. Richard Nixon.

I know it sounds silly, but the man who took a memo seriously enough to create the EPA just might have what it takes to DO something about global warming. And it would be hillarious.

[Colobo]

3. It would be a very twisted form of poetic justice...

[JTFrog]

9. He's also the guy

who set us on the road to the disastrous health care issues we face. Not a good trade in my opinion.

[sutz12]

4. There hasn't been a decent Republican president since Eisenhower.

So, I guess I'd go with Ford. But only as the lesser of many evils.

[Colobo]

5. Wow... Ford is winning big!

[mitchum]

17. That's because people have fallen for the snow job about Cover up Jerry

That pig was instrumental in TWO FREAKIN'COVER UPS
He should have been buried on prison grounds

[HughBeaumont]

23. A rabbit pebble surrounded by fascist cowshit.

There really HASN'T been a good Republican president since Eisenhower. And we've had FIVE of them. Three with two terms.

When did this country's head go permanently up it's ass?

[lligrd]

6. The Worst Thing Ford Did Was Pardon Nixon

(Pretty bad I agree.) Other than that he stumbled a lot, right?

[Greyhound]

7. It got him into the Big Chair. He was a politician, after all. n/t

:kick:

[silverojo]

8. Though he pardoned Tricky Dick...

...you didn't see him behaving as insanely as these neo-cons. IIRC, he also appointed a liberal judge to the Supreme Court.

And hey, it was pretty amusing, watching him bump his head on things. :evilgrin:

[Perry Logan]

10. Gerald was an Eagle Scout. The others would have flunked out of the Cub Scouts.

[Totally Committed]

11. Knowing what I know now....

They'd have to take me out behind the chemical sheds and shoot me. (If you get what I mean...;) )

NONE OF THE ABOVE


TC

[Adelante]

12. I've never forgiven Ford for pardoning Nixon

But from that crowd, I'd pick Ford.

[semillama]

13. alright, who's the joker who voted for W???n/t

[Colobo]

15. I would love to know.

[ieoeja]

21. Maybe someone who likes the letter "w"?

[CTyankee]

14. Gerald and Mrs. Ford were both prochoice and pro ERA.

Betty Ford actually came out publicly for the Equal Rights Amendment when it was going through the amendment process.

It was after that that the REpublican Party took its support for the ERA out of its official platform. Some indignant Republican women I knew resigned from the party and became Democrats then and there.

[mitchum]

16. Not with a gun to my head

[Cameron27]

18. If you put a gun to my head & forced me to vote for a republican,

then Ford. He came across as bit of a schmuck, and I won't forgive the pardon, but I did admire Betty.

[LeftishBrit]

19. If I HAD to (which is unlikely as I'm British AND left-wing)

I would also choose Gerald Ford. Not as bad as the rest. But if I must vote for a recent Republican, I would rather vote for Betty Ford!

[DrDan]

20. who the hell voted for junior . . .

'fess up - who did it????

[HughBeaumont]

22. 3 Votes for Mr. "Bombing begins in 5 minutes"?

I'd rather have a dumb klutz running our country than a Fundamentalpatient Warhawk Slowly-growing-brain-dead Fascist run it.