Is He Serious?

Our greatest national embarassment, Jimmy Carter, has taken to now calling President Bush's administration the "worst in history." He has tried to backtrack, claiming that what he meant to say was that it was worse than President Nixon's. Originally, he also claimed that it had been worse then that of George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon. Notice that he didn't include his administration, or that of Bill Clinton, in this assessment. He didn't want his lie to be too blatant.
Of course, if there were anyone who could possibly speak authoritatively concerning the worst administrations in our nation's history, Jimmy Carter would be that man. Whether you want to talk about allowing Iran plunge into a nightmarish theocratic hell that now threatens the world with its nuclear program, or coining the term stagflation, and then giving it a whole new meaning, you have to hand it to this man. And don't think his atrocious policies were limited to his single term in the White House. Who can forget the wonderful deal he helped broker with the North Koreans to give them nuclear reactors and food in exchange for them promising (cross their heart, and hope to die) to not develop nuclear weapons. Too bad he forgot to check whether they were crossing their fingers behind their backs before blindly accepting the word of a despotic dictatorial regime.
Let's face it, nobody can think of a good thing to say about the Carter administration. Democrats remember fondly the "good old days" of Clinton. They practically achieve nirvana when thinking of the Roosevelt and Kennedy administrations. They even will tout the Civil Rights legislation of the Johnson administration. When was the last time you heard anybody praise anything that came out of Carter's administration? And this man sees fit to criticize others?