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Originally Posted by P_Funk
That's courageous? Take the most corrupt president in history and spare the country from facing the fact that its head of state was a criminal? If a nation cannot or will not face the realities of that fact then thats a pretty weak culture to be head honcho of world politics.
I don't buy that excuse. I think what would have been courageous would be to have let the man fall. Every nation has to face its pitfalls. Its a betrayal of the principles of society to say that a criminal president wont be allowed to go to trial. That just underscores how untrue those ideals are.
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Yes, it is courageous. Whither you or I agree with it is neither here nor there but Ford did what he thought was right for the country. He knowingly killed his own presidency before it started. A politician wouldn't do that out of cronyism, it would have been easier to let him burn.
Do I personally agree with the pardon myself? No I don't, but it doesn't stop me from respecting him for the reason he did it. That took a lot of personal courage.