Not Even Cold

He couldn't even wait for President Ford to be buried. Bob Woodward breathlessly informs us that President Ford was opposed to war in Iraq -- and, conveniently, didn't want that opinion to be released until he was dead. Congratulations, Woodward -- you waited a full 36 hours before releasing the information.

Interesting that we are constantly informed by the MSM that our country is "divided" -- but then, on one of the few occasions when people of all politial stripes should be able to put their differences aside out of respect for the deceased, someone like Woodward lobs a figurative grenade into the crowd of mourners.

It's unfortunate, of course, because it turns President Ford's death into another political fight, rather than allowing it to be about his life and legacy. It's unfortunate because it requires those who disagree with Ford to criticize the former President when they'd rather simply praise and remember him for his virtues.

Ann Coulter has pointed out the left's penchant for exploiting the families of 9/11 or military dead to serve as spokesmen, because it's more difficult to disagree with them without coming off as cold and heartless. Now, it seems, the MSm is doing the same thing with dead Presidents.