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Vogon_Glory

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3. Id give Gerald Ford pass

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sun Feb 18, 2018, 08:53 AM

Feb 2018

I still believe that Gerald Ford was the last Republican President who was serious about doing something about the deficit. However, I’d point out to both rookies and self-appointed keepers of the liberal flame that Gerald Ford is the sort of Republican who’d be run out of office by today’s Republican Party.

Gerald Ford-style Republicanism is extinct. It was wiped out by Radical Right RINO hunters.

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Republicans only care about debt when there's a Democrat in the White House [View all] Soph0571 Feb 2018 OP

Debt AND Russians. dchill Feb 2018 #1

Not really anything new, Sherman A1 Feb 2018 #2

Id give Gerald Ford pass Vogon_Glory Feb 2018 #3

Ford was run out of office... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #6

I believe that was Bush the Elder Vogon_Glory Feb 2018 #9

You're right... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #10

And thus they should not be given ANY credibility on the economy ever again! chuckstevens Feb 2018 #4

Same as it ever was.... workinclasszero Feb 2018 #5

We are always victims of the big con. It is a driving force Guilded Lilly Feb 2018 #7

He has no sense rock Feb 2018 #8