Friday, December 29, 2006

Have you driven a Ford lately? While overdosing on Gerald Ford eulogies, I couldn't help thinking of what Gore Vidal once said about him in an interview (written from memory): "Nixon would never have picked somebody who was any good.  Ford is like one of those Halloween Jack O'Lanterns that we find on our doorstep, and who knows what horrors are inside?  Never underestimate Nixie's sense of fun." The TV political pundits don't seem to be able to agree on whether Ford will lay in state or lie in state.  Of course, Nixon lied in state just as he lied in life. 12:39:56 PM    comment []