YASNY Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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