Yassuh Boss

Gerald R. Ford, lowly toteman on the political pole of grateful incompetents.

Seen at work in 1975 with his Chief of Staff Mr. "Donracula" Rumsfeld and his Deputy Chief of Staff - Mr. "Always a Bagman and Never the Prez" Dick Cheney.

Barbara Owens, speaking for the Military District of Washington, said Thursday the family asked for several elements of the traditional funeral procession to the Capitol to be excluded from the ceremonies. They are:

The caisson, a converted cannon wagon drawn by six horses of the same color. Ford's casket will be driven by hearse instead.

The riderless horse, which follows the caisson, with boots reversed in the stirrups of the empty saddle.

The flyover of 21 fighter aircraft, with one executing the "missing man" maneuver.

-- Jerry "the healer" Ford, a good ol' boy pratfalling through decades of assassinations, commissions, and coverups; a role model for yes-men everywhere.