Noonan on Ford

You can't say this about all our former presidents and Peggy Noonan says it so elequently:

One of the greatest things about Gerald Ford as a former president was that he didn't say much. He had no need for the spotlight. He was modest in the old-fashioned way of stepping aside and not getting in the way of the new guy.

He kept a lot to himself. This was in part because he had a self to leave it to.

Don't miss the rest of her tribute. It's a good read.