God Speed-Gerald Ford

So, Gerald Ford is dead.
And remember what happened because Ford was defeated by Gov. Jimmy Carter: Islamic Extremism and the specter of worldwide terrorism was raised to new heights.
Because of President Carter, the Shah of Iran was disgraced and deposed. What took over in Iran was an Islamic religious state that held America hostage by kidnapping our citizens. Because of that Islamic regime in Iran, they are either threatening or have already become a member of the nuclear weapon club and swing a big threatening stick sitting on a tinder box of oil.
Because of the Islamic extremists taking over in Iran, others, like Osama bin Laden, urged Islamic dominated states to become even more Islamic and extreme. A Saudi Arabian, bin Laden was scooted away to Afghanistan to "play" with Islamic state creation there.
His terror and taking over Afganistan led to Islamic laws being followed, including extremist actions against citizens and the mistreatment of women--certainly no promoter of human rights. Ultimately, his Al Quaeda group has caused more than 3,000 deaths of innocents in America and other western worlds as the Islamists interpret the words of Muhammed and wage Jihad in an effort to take the world back to the 12th Century.
So, it is fair to say that because of Gerald Ford's loss, the world was led by a weak President Carter who took us down the path to terrorism and failed policies.
President Ford was never elected president, and was never popular during his partial term. He was never a conservative leader, but set the stage for President Reagan to fight terrorism in central America, the middle east and defeat the Soviet Union to the waste heap of history.
Without Jimmy Carter, we could never have had President Reagan. Without Bill Clinton, we would never have had a Republican Congress, and without President George W. Bush, the Democrats would never have regained control of congress, and without the Democrats in Congress, America would never remember the reasons they mistakenly abandoned conservatives in the 2006 elections.
While the democrats are heaping praise on President Ford, it's because he was a compromiser and middle of the road Republican, who didn't have the conservative credentials to win election in 1976, perhaps because Senator Bob Dole was his running mate. They thwarted conservatives and Reagan was sent packing, but that only made a bigger victory for Reagan in 1980, and the cosnervative revolution began.
President Ford, God speed, and thank you for your service to the United States of America.