Gerald Ford dies: ‘Rule of Three’ just waiting for Saddam

U.S. President Gerald Ford died today at the age of 93.

Despite never being elected to politic’s biggest job and taking over the presidency in the worst possible circumstances, Ford proved to be the right man for a nearly impossible job, and his short reign is mostly notable for the fact that he helped the healing begin in a nation shaken by Watergate and Vietnam. In the years that followed, Ford was an a stellar and dignified ambassador for the U.S.

While many are either mourning or celebrating the life of Ford, many experts said they could see this coming, as it is following the “Rule of Three,” where Republican leaders die in groups of three over a short period.

Having recently suffered the loss of Augusto Pinochet, and now Ford, the GOP will soon lose another leader it once backed in Saddam Hussein, once again proving the “Rule of Three.”

–WKW

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