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Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:00 AM

The man who ended our Nixon nightmare

Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Thursday, December 28, 2006 08:01 AM

    This article almost stunned me

    I don't know why, but I was surprised that someone would say that not following the rule of law was somehow better for national healing. I guess the lesson Shapiro is trying to make is that it's more important to ignore terrible things done by important people than to hold them accountable for their actions. I think he's very, very wrong.

    I think this lesson has been taken to heart by the current administration. And for the record, I've pretty much considered America a banana republic since the 2000 "elections".

    —Houngan Read Houngan's other letters

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