From today’s “Hot Links”:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28TH
MICHAEL RUBIN: Specter goes to Damascus. Philadelphia Inquirer
BOB WOODWARD: Ford disagreed with Bush about invading Iraq. Washington Post
JOHN PODHORETZ: The idea that Ford’s presidency saved America is ahistorical sentimentality. New York Post
BOB DOLE: Gerald Ford was a profile in decency. Washington Post
GEORGE WILL: Ford had a perfect pitch. Washington Post
EDITORS: History dealt Gerald Ford a weak hand; he played it well. Wall Street Journal
ROBERT DRURY AND TOM CLAVIN: There’s a different label we can attach to former President Gerald Ford, one that has been overlooked for 62 years: war hero. New York Times
BRIAN KALT: Gerald Ford is best known for pardoning Richard Nixon. His extraordinary early life is too often ignored. National Post
ELI LAKE: U.S. embassy is warning Bejing on Iran gas deal. New York Sun
RICK PERRY: Focus on border enforcement, not wall. San Antonio Express-News
HANNAH ALLAM: Gardeners shed blood to beautify Baghdad. Mercury News
HILLEL HALKIN: American Jews trending toward orthodoxy. New York Sun
PAUL GREENBERG: English spoken here. Washington Times