Jimmy Carter had it right in the 70s and now

Unfortunately, for our country, those who actually care about the middle class, fairness, and morality are buried by those with more money/power. They will do anything to maintain their lifestyles/incomes.

the rest of them are garbage.

Maybe you would but I wouldn't

the so-called 'war' on terror as well. Both of these 'wars' have done endless amounts of damage to our society.

Sorry, they both score very low in my book.

I don't like the war on drugs anymore than you do - - but without perspective everyone's a bad guy

I don't really do spin.

I remember feeling violated on that day WOW you have to trust those gut feelings!!Just imagine if he and President Gore would have won (but Gore did win:( )

a false attack of 'he's weak' and Ray-Gun isn't and the BS hostage ordeal that Ray-gun was ready to take advantage of, and did. I don't think they haven't been willing to do anything to get in power, sometimes they know they're had and they have to 'lose'. B*sh saying in the summer of 2000, that he guaranteeeeeed they'd win Florida just reeks of theft, hell, his own dad is rumored to have been involved greatly in two events that got presidents shot at.

mostly was because to the lies and bullshit put out by the group that has since grown to be the very un-American repuklicon party. Ted who I have grown to have a tremendous amount of respect for also helped in that lose. That and Chappaquiddick about caused me to never pay any attention to Ted for years. Which is in a way a good indication of the kind of man I am, in other words I gave Sen. Kennedy another look and grew to love the man.

I look back now on that decade as one of the best in so many ways...especially compared to what happened in the 80's. While no nirvana, there was a far greater public awareness about fairness and equal opportunity. While you had right wing nuts, they were forced to argue issues on the merit, not the fear or stereotypes. If anything, those old stereotypes had been shattered through the hard work of the civil rights movements (not just racial but Woman's Lib and even Gay Rights).

This country still had a robust middle class and an economic base that was still growing. 1978, statistics show is the start of the downward trend as the standard of living starting to outpace earnings...a cycle that led to massive borrowing and opened the doors to decades of fiscal abuse on so many levels. Unions were smashed, one income had to become two to meet rising costs and "deregulation" let the foxes into the henhouse.

Look back on the regulations in place then compared to the 90's and today...and you'll see a lot of people were right about what happens when capitalism goes unregulated and society gets greedy.

For his statements today.

who let the worst part of their personality make their decision in the voting booth.

Carter was almost too nice and too smart for the US and that says a lot about our nation.

Including Israel (from both perspectives), the Iraq war, (both), Wilson, Clinton. He even severed his long time ties with the Southern Baptist because of their racist and sexist stances. He was right on target about our policies concerning energy and dependence on oil.

Saint Reagan had them torn down as soon as he scored the Presidency.

Can you IMAGINE how far we would have come with regard to "Energy Independence" IF we had listened to President Jimmy Carter and stayed on The Eco Path? :wow:

Jimmy Carter, a true American Patriot :patriot:

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