I think Ford's decision to pardon Nixon was based on party loyalty, and I don't think Ford could ever have envisioned that the veil of executive impunity he unwittingly helped to create would lead where it has. He was simply doing what he thought was honorable, owed to those who put him where he was, and doing his best under extreme pressure. I wouldn't have expected more of anybody. He did his best under extreme pressure, and deserves respect for that.

Love, Columbine