Kicking An 82 Year Old Man: The Right Attacks Jimmy Carter. Again.

It is beyond me that the Right never has a good thing to say about one of the most decent men to ever sit inn the W.H., and certainly a man who has done more good as an ex=presedent than any oteher in my life-time.

I doubt that Jimmy has either th stamina, nor the will to kick some Rightwing-butt, but plenty of us do.

So, bring it on, retards!

Seeing the Forest: Kicking An 82 Year Old Man: The Right Attacks Jimmy Carter. Again.:

Kicking An 82 Year Old Man: The Right Attacks Jimmy Carter. Again.
[Co-written with James Boyce, originally at Huffington Post]

Jimmy Carter is not remembered as a great President. Most folks might even consider him a failure, the peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia. But why exactly do we hold one of the two Democratic Presidents of the last 38 years in such low esteem?

Isn't this the man that held the country together in the years after Watergate? Didn't he bring decency and honesty back to The White House?

Yes.

Isn't it a great American success story for a man to come from such humble beginnings, serve in defense of his country and then ascend to the highest office?

Yes.

Isn't it remarkable that back in 1979 he declared 'The energy crisis is real. It is worldwide. It is a clear and present danger to our Nation. These are facts and we simply must face them.' Isn't that leadership and vision?