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so much? If you're a right-wing Jimmy Carter hater, what is it about the man, his presidency, or Habitat for Humanity that makes your blood boil into a seething cauldron of raw malevolence? Why do you, in all likelihood, consider him to be "history's worst president?"
I don't hate the man, but I do consider him a poor President and a poor Ex-President. His economic policies were a disaster. His foreign policy was a disaster. And, he has broken Presidential protocol by publicly criticizing a sitting President.
Neither a right nor left winger, but think that his leadership skills were awful, and his handling of Iran was terrible.
But, I think he deserves much credit for being willing to take the difficult steps to finally break the back of inflation, with allowing interest rates to float to levels never previously seen.
How about giving the Shah asylum in the U.S? Khomeini then ordered his people to attack U.S. and Israeli interests. Something like 400-500 seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and took all 90 occupants prisoners. 66 were Americans. What did Carter do? Canceled an oil contract and froze some assets. That's it. The minute those Americans were taken hostage, the 101st Airborne Division should have parachuted into Tehran. And let's see ~ how about Camp David? SALT II? Yeah, he was pretty bad....but he had a cool accent :-)
I don't hate the man, but I do consider him a poor President and a poor Ex-President. His economic policies were a disaster. His foreign policy was a disaster. And, he has broken Presidential protocol by publicly criticizing a sitting President.
roger that! I think he is a very good habitat builder and should stick to what he does best!
Carter isn't the worst President in history. He is just the worst President since FDR. Not only did Carter show absolutely no leadership, he gave away half the store. More nations fell to communism/fascism while Carter was President that at any time before or since.
He couldn't negotiate a peace between Israel and Egypt, so he bought one at taxpayers expense, and we've been paying for it ever since. He was a coward with regard to foreign policy, particularly with Iran. He was completely ineffectual influencing his own political party that controlled Congress. Deficits soared bringing the National Debt to just over a trillion dollars for the first time in US history. Instead of increasing domestic energy production he told everyone to turn their thermostats down to 68°F. Meanwhile the lines at the gas stations got longer, gasoline prices almost tripled, long term interest rates were double digit, and inflation was out of control. There hasn't been a time when the morale of the US military was so low, as it was under Carter (except maybe when Clinton got reelected in 1996).
I could go on for hours, but I think you get my gist. We were very lucky Carter only served one term. The nation couldn't afford him for a second term.
President Carter has always been looked down upon by republicans. Unlike most republicans in office now Carter does not just talk about morals and values. I suggest those with a one sided view of him do a little research. If Carter had defeated Regan we would probably be a lot less dependent on foreign oil.
Are there people crazy enough to actually suggest Carter should've declared war on Iran in 1979? If not, what about his handling of the Iranian situation is there to criticize? The Shah was an old friend of the United States; we were his patron. Spurning him would've looked like a case of Saigon redux, and then the right would be jumping on Carter for that.
History will show that maybe we should have listened to someone like Carter
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