December 28, 200619 yr QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 09:23 AM) I honestly don't know what the normal expectations for something like that is. Did every Senator and House Rep attend Reagan's funeral? I really don't know. Ah, the victim mentality again. Did we really need to go here in a thread about Ford's death? Oh man ... that was so 'out there' that I thought it was in green neon.
December 28, 200619 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) Oh man ... that was so 'out there' that I thought it was in green neon. If you were joking, then nevermind. I wasn't sure. I've seen posts of that nature too many times that were not jokes.
December 28, 200619 yr QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 08:23 AM) Hopefully no one minds this, because I thought it was pretty interesting, but Gerald Ford was nearly Reagan's VP pick. As a matter of a fact he begged him to do so on multiple occasions, and could not convince him to do so. How different would the world be today if George HR Bush was NOT the VP during the 80's? The story is a pretty long read, but really interesting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16371870/site/newsweek/ I haven't read the piece yet but that's true. He was nearly Reagan's pick except that Ford insisted on being "co-President" and being given full control of economic issues and budget issues. Reagan said no, of course, and the rest is history.
December 29, 200619 yr NASDAQ has already announced it will be closed on Tuesday, while the NYSE is trying to decide if they are going to open or not. The Federal Reserve Board is pushing back their meeting and annoucment a day as well.
January 1, 200719 yr This was right in my back yard, almost literally. Ford lived in Rancho Mirage and was really loved by the people around here. This area came to an almost complete stop these past few days. RIP.
January 2, 200719 yr QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 03:14 PM) I haven't read the piece yet but that's true. He was nearly Reagan's pick except that Ford insisted on being "co-President" and being given full control of economic issues and budget issues. Reagan said no, of course, and the rest is history. Not to disrespect President Ford or inject politics into this but....... Would you give full control of economic issues to a man whos idea of dealing with inflation was giving out W.I.N. buttons?
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