"(Carter) had great intentions but like many of the homes he built for habitat for humanity they crumbled like the failed ideology he stood for."

-- libertyaintfree

You mean the ideology that said the US shouldn't give in to the Iranian terrorists holding Americans hostages in 1980, who Reagan negotiated with behind Carter's back leading to America being rightfully seen since then as a weak, capitulating nation that can be brought to it's knees by terrorism? Read the rank fear in the mindset of someone like wbgonne, who like so many modern day americans believes the #1 job number for the US President is to "maintain security" rather than to maintain the Constitution (the president's actual #1 job). It's a bit hard to explain to people who's "ideology" includes the idea that it's better to be safe and lose your principles (and your spine) than to maintain your principles & backbone even if you should die. Live free or die is not something the Reagan, Bush, McCain crowd and their weak-kneed followers will ever understand.

"So, yes, he was destroyed."

-- Steele The First

Sounds tragic. I wonder why I continue to get letters from him each month, then. There's some guy that looks a lot like him that is currently working diligently (and extremely effectively) to eradicate river blindness, provide trained health professionals to 3rd world countries, improve sanitation and hygiene throughout the world, helping perfect agricultural techniques for increased grain production, etc., etc. He was even on Jon Stewart's show not too long ago. He looked great. I guess it was all an act.

I'm curious, since you've obviously escaped the powerful grip of the evil Zionist overlords living under your bed, what have you accomplished with your life to compare to the "destroyed" Jimmy Carter? Or are Zionists keeping you unproductive?

Who was it who believed the Iraqi people would be throwing flowers and candy at US troops, singing Kumbaya, and erecting statues of Bush after the gloriously beautiful shock n' awe campaign?

"if he cannot be convicted in regular court due to abuses that Bush officials committed, we should just let him go? And THAT is a fair solution for the people of this country? Is that what you're really saying?"

-- Jestaplero

This reminds of the argument Donald Rumsfeld made a few years ago about the Abu Ghraib images being released:

"I mean, I looked at (the images) last night, and they're hard to believe.... photos that depict incidents of physical violence towards prisoners, acts that can only be described as blatantly sadistic, cruel and inhumane .... If these are released to the public, obviously it's going to make matters worse."

We can't trust people we've tortued to act lawfully. That's quite an argument.

In his final news conference (01/12/09)

"Not finding weapons of mass destruction was a significant disappointment."

That must have been a bitter pill for him to swallow. Particularly, since his hyping a non-existent threat of nuclear weaponry cost over a million innocent people their lives. I have no doubt, though, that we've have learned from such a grievous, catastrophic mistake.

NOW back to the more pressing issue.

Iran is acquiring nuclear weaponry and we can't allow a mushroom cloud to be the smoking gun!

''What (Saddam Hussein) wants is time, and more time to husband his resources to invest in his ongoing chemical and biological weapons program, and to gain possession of nuclear weapons. The risks of inaction are far greater than the risk of action."

- Dick Cheney (August 27, 2002)

"(Obama will) end up where Bush is — with the choice of using force or acquiescing to the idea of a nuclear Iran. And he’ll probably be calling Dick Cheney for advice."

- Bill Kristol (January 12, 2009)

"I must say that I shall regret to see the war end."

Gen. George Armstrong Custer (October 3, 1862)

What else but moral bankruptcy could account for the rightwingers desire to continue to support the killing of US troops rather than admit the US should not only not be in Iraq? Not only has every American life that has been taken there been wasted in vain, but remaining in that country undeniably weakens the United States military, increases our deficit astronomically, and creates more enemies.

What else but pure evil accounts for the rightwingers support of Bush'shands-off policy on Osama Bin Laden? 7 and 1/2 years after 9.11 and you will hear NONE of their asshole talking heads say one word about Bush's refusal to get Bin Laden & Bush's gutless decision to allow Bin Laden to be victorious over America.

The rightwing is pure, unadulterated shit on top of being gutless cowards. They're the greatest cancer on the United States, and pose more of a threat to this nation and our Constitution than all the terrorists in the Middle East combined.

"If they know of any evidence that would show he has stolen votes or violated any election statute, let them report it to the state law enforcement authorities. And if they don't, perhaps they will at last have the decency to shut up."

-- Joe Conason

Decency? Republicans?? These are people who cheered wildly in support of killing innocent Iraqis for no other reason than because they were told to cheer it on by the Republican Party leadership. That was all it took to blindly support the torture and murder of innocent people thousands of miles away.

Expecting an ounce of decency or accountability from their laughable charges of a "stolen election" by Al Franken is like expecting your dog to speak English.

.. is like Charles Manson complaining about incivility.

"Therefore my conclusion is this is not your goal, only to sell books? Scoop em up people, GG needs to pay off his Lexus."

-- tommy1733

Direct hit! That's Glenn! He's just in it for the money. I understand he even has a bumper sticker that says, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins". Who knew?

"We're focused on the future."

-- Mort Kondrake

Well, that certainly explains the Bush administration's hands-off policy on Osama Bin Laden.