tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post116722826151070434..comments2023-10-30T07:05:55.567-05:00Comments on Iron Pol: The Passing of GreatnessIron Polhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491605781681633405noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167335144256469202006-12-28T13:45:00.000-06:002006-12-28T13:45:00.000-06:00Oh, I forgot, yes he was a very decent man, a surp...Oh, I forgot, yes he was a very decent man, a surprisingly decent politician, a one of a kind. Its really nice that he actually wants to be buried here, which proves he hasn't forgotten his roots.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302710072433158197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167335065359946932006-12-28T13:44:00.000-06:002006-12-28T13:44:00.000-06:00Yes, living in Grand Rapids, I will get to see fir...Yes, living in Grand Rapids, I will get to see firsthand the pomp and circumstance surrounding this event. All eyes will be on our little town.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302710072433158197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167309721733074262006-12-28T06:42:00.000-06:002006-12-28T06:42:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing that - definitly an educational...Thanks for sharing that - definitly an educational post for me about the man.Kewl Nitroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517712376525962375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167267138397533762006-12-27T18:52:00.000-06:002006-12-27T18:52:00.000-06:00That's a lovely tribute!But how the heck did he ge...That's a lovely tribute!<BR/><BR/>But how the heck did he get to be so OLD!??? I don't remember him being THAT old!!Nancy Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402516081283603553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167261753011882602006-12-27T17:22:00.000-06:002006-12-27T17:22:00.000-06:00He assumed the helm in a most turbulent time and s...He assumed the helm in a most turbulent time and steered true. He was a man with the courage of his convictions and the ability to move on.<BR/><BR/>He and Mrs. Ford also brought the issues of breast cancer and addiction forward.<BR/><BR/>An international note, he also ensured our entry into the G7 over the objections of France.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300094483282054900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167256428929422362006-12-27T15:53:00.000-06:002006-12-27T15:53:00.000-06:00I believe he was a solid American and exactly what...I believe he was a solid American and exactly what we needed, as a country, when he was sworn in as president.<BR/><BR/>You captured him very well.Spokane Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322733412232169837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167249991196084762006-12-27T14:06:00.000-06:002006-12-27T14:06:00.000-06:00What a great man.Thanks for sharing us what he had...What a great man.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing us what he had done for the country.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227378544813320248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167238743971425582006-12-27T10:59:00.000-06:002006-12-27T10:59:00.000-06:00His passing is our loss.His passing is our loss.TriBoomer a.k.a. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614815879092442483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167235346022055722006-12-27T10:02:00.000-06:002006-12-27T10:02:00.000-06:00I find myself a little sad that he has passed, eve...I find myself a little sad that he has passed, even though I was only 8 when he was president.tri-mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770606044307572284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167233584318419752006-12-27T09:33:00.000-06:002006-12-27T09:33:00.000-06:00I hope that the news media treats the passing of P...I hope that the news media treats the passing of President Ford with the respect he is due.<BR/><BR/>I feel that unlike Reagan the comedians out there will take this opportunity to kick the man one more time. SNL probably will run a Chevy Chase skit of him falling. Betty Ford jokes though she is still alive. <BR/><BR/>There will probably be some drudging of his pardon of Nixon as if that is realavent today. <BR/><BR/>He was not elected President. He survived two assassination attempts. He has my respect for doing what he did with the time he had.Comm'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351781836311483147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099261.post-1167232492603926542006-12-27T09:14:00.000-06:002006-12-27T09:14:00.000-06:00Very well said. I was never a fan of Ford's but ...Very well said. I was never a fan of Ford's but I think he did the best he could under the circumstances fate dealt him. I understood completely why he pardoned Nixon and it really made sense. Sometimes you just need to move on. <BR/>The passing of a president is a sad thing.Flohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178703086017106765noreply@blogger.com