mentula (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mentula) wrote,@ 2007-01-04 15:14:00 |
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Another Myth for a Dead Guy
Why do people lie about dead Presidents.
I have heard several times this last week that Gerald Ford "Healed" the nation by pardoning Nixon. Maybe he healed the Republican Party, but the nation still hasn't recovered from Watergate. The way our government treats us (and visa/versa) remains fundamentally different than it was prior to Watergate. Ford robbed the nation of a chance to hold accountable a man who betrayed the Presidency. That makes it much easier for others to betray us as well.
Why do people lie about dead Presidents.
I have heard several times this last week that Gerald Ford "Healed" the nation by pardoning Nixon. Maybe he healed the Republican Party, but the nation still hasn't recovered from Watergate. The way our government treats us (and visa/versa) remains fundamentally different than it was prior to Watergate. Ford robbed the nation of a chance to hold accountable a man who betrayed the Presidency. That makes it much easier for others to betray us as well.
