The Pot Calling the Kettle

So former President Jimmy Carter says that the current administration is the worst in history. Apparently, he's completely blocked out his miserable four years in office from his mind. And who could blame him? Apologists have commented that much of the problems the Carter administration encountered in the late 70s were not of President Carter's own creation but inherited. Of course, that explanation can be (and has been) used by every presidency for just about any adverse event that occurs. The Clinton administration has been criticized for events "leading" to 9/11. Whether that criticism is fair remains for history to decide.

The real question is what did a particular president do to solve the problems? In President Carter's case, not much. His indecisiveness in dealing with the power vacuum in Iran after the Shah was deposed lead to the Islamic revolution and the infamous hostage crisis which took 444 days to resolve. The release of the hostages on the day of Ronald Reagan's inauguration was a final slap to the face of sniveling Carter administration.

President Carter bemoaned American "Malaise" as the cause of the nation's problems from the energy crisis, to inflation, to the loss of American status on the foreign policy front. Gutting the military in a knee-jerk reation to Viet Nam didn't help. He played host to Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister, Menachim Begin as they truly risked their lives on the quest for peace. And years after trying desperately (treasonously) to thwart the international coalition being gathered for the first gulf war, President Carter won his Nobel Peace Prize. For his good works with Habitat for Humanity? For his insightful diplomacy on the international front? Nope and nope. He won as part of an international effort to embarrass President George W. Bush. How laughable.

President Carter has lauded tyrants from Yugoslavian Marshal Josef Tito to, North Korea's Kim Il-Sung, Romanian dictator Nicolai Ceaucescu and, of course, Cuba's Fidel Castro (above photo), Venezuelan "President" Hugo Chavez (photo bottom left) and of course, Palestinian terrorist, Yasser Arafat (photo bottom right). President Carter's Chamberlain-esque voice of appeasement is undoubtedly welcome in the halls of many enemies of democracy, freedom and America.

Maybe PETA can protest against President Carter for his shameless assault on the so-called Killer Rabbit.

Above, true archival photograph of President Carter swinging an oar with murderous intent at the Killer Bunny. Anya would be so proud (even if she was a Republican).

Below are some more pictures of President Carter and his friends.




Update: President Carter retracts and/or clarifies his criticism of President Bush. See the article here.