Like most, I think Jimmy Carter is a good man, but he was an AWFUL president. An opinion shared by the just about the entire nation at the time. I can't recall a more humiliating defeat than the Carter vs. Regan election. I'm not a huge fan of President Bush, but Carter has no right to throw stones.
Anyone remember the energy crisis? Waiting in line for gas? Double digit unemployment rates? Inflation that wouldn't stop? As far as crappy foreign policy goes, how about the Iranian Hostage Crisis?! Could that have been handled any worse? Anyone else remember the bungled rescued attempt? Remember the bodies of deceased American military personnel torn and burned by maniacs in Tehran? The 444 days of agonizing hell when America sat on its hands and did nothing while her citizens suffered abroad?
No doubt this administration has its flaws. Big time. However, Carter criticizing Bush is akin to George Ryan calling Blago a liar.
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I thought *exactly* the same thing when I heard that quote. Scary, huh?
Yeah, that embargo really worked, didn't it? It made the whole nation suffer. The American nation, that is....
Scary? Not really. We have a lot in common, C.J. We disagree on a few key issues (gun control, gay marriage) where you are simply -ahem- wrong :-) But typically I nod in agreement while reading your blog. Our biggest difference is my inabilty to research or write as well as you do.
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