Gerald Ford died

[Melf]

Clinton= Uh, Nafta, and a huge military fund reduction, great moves assdick. -1

This was the same military that VP Cheney admitted was inherited when we crushed Afghanistan and Iraq in just over a month, and he's gone on the record as saying so.

"A commander-in-chief leads the military built by those who came before him," then-vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney said during the 2000 campaign. "There is little that he or his defense secretary can do to improve the force they have to deploy. It is all the work of previous administrations. Decisions made today shape the force of tomorrow."

Moreover, Bush made no attempts to rebuild the military until AFTER 9/11, so enough with the "Clinton killed the military" myth.

Carter= LOL -1

I think Carter should be credited for his efforts in the Middle East peace process, namely between Egypt and Israel, but the lagging economy he was stuck with just crushed him.

Reagan= Assisted in the downfall of our greatest enemy, booming economy.

If you're going to give Reagan credit for the '80s economy, then Clinton most definitely deserves credit for the '90s boom.

[Yoshi]

Moreover, Bush made no attempts to rebuild the military until AFTER 9/11, so enough with the "Clinton killed the military" myth.

9/11 happened less than 8 months into Bush's Presidency. No one gets anything done that fast.

If you're going to give Reagan credit for the '80s economy, then Clinton most definitely deserves credit for the '90s boom.

We've been over this like 1,000 times. The Clinton "boom" was the result of a plan passed by Congress at the end of the Bush administration. Clinton had nothing to do with it. Reagan's was passed during his first administration. Thank God you are teaching English and not Economics.

[Melf]

9/11 happened less than 8 months into Bush's Presidency. No one gets anything done that fast.

Exactly. Despite all his whining during the campaign, Bush did almost nothing to beef up our military until after the greatest attack on American soil in history. His first defense budget didn't go into effect until Oct. 2002, so everything he did that first year was with what he inherited.

We've been over this like 1,000 times. The Clinton "boom" was the result of a plan passed by Congress at the end of the Bush administration. Clinton had nothing to do with it. Reagan's was passed during his first administration. Thank God you are teaching English and not Economics.

Right-Wing Eco 101 is not my forte.

[Yoshi]

Exactly. Despite all his whining during the campaign, Bush did almost nothing to beef up our military until after the greatest attack on American soil in history. His first defense budget didn't go into effect until Oct. 2002, so everything he did that first year was with what he inherited.

Which is why it was a damn good thing we were fighting missile launching camels instead of, say, China.

[Melf]

But, weren't these missle launching camels a direct threat to the world that could, according to the president "unleash biological or chemical weapons in less than 48 hours"?

Bionic, mutant camels, imo.

[Yoshi]

They could probably have hit Israel in less than 24 hours, and they definitely has biological weapons. If they were targetting France, we wouldn't have done shit of course, and rightfully so.

[Brisco Bold]

Allow me to break up this lefty-righty hate-a-thon with some pro-Ford history.

If it weren't for Mr. Ford, Canada wouldn't have been a member of the G8. Then French President something le-something, was vehemently against Canada joining. Though the Brits, Japanese and Germans were on our side, it was the the U.S. led by Ford that got us in there, by toyed with the idea of boycotting the summit.

Thank you, Mr. Ford.

You may now resume.

[icarusfall]

They could probably have hit Israel in less than 24 hours

Fuck Israel.

...and fuck the G8 too.

[Melf]

Yeah, enough derailing the thread I guess.

Ford did the best he could, considering the circumstances. He had an economy that was spiraling out of control, a heat up in the Middle East, the fall of Vietnam, and all the Watergate fallout to deal with. I don't agree with the pardon, but I know it was the right decision on Ford's part, as the U.S. had had enough of the controversy.

He was a decent, capable man. R.I.P Mr. President.

[icarusfall]

Pardoning criminals is never the right decision.