Jimmy Carter 2012

[Darth Revan of the Sith]

Now, It seems the presidents nowadays are having a lot of trouble. With Mitt Romney gaining conservative power and Ron Paul gaining supporters from both ends and Obama losing the trust of the people, sometimes I wish I could take out an old president I like and have him be president again. The thing is though, I could.
This person only ran one term and is still alive and politically active.
This person was a reciever of the Nobel peace Prize.
This person created the Department of Energy and the Department of Education.
This person created a national energy policy which including conserving resources, price control on goods, and new green technology.
This person is an active member in the Habitat for Humanity project.
This person was largely a misunderstood President caught in many many problems that were unavoidable.

Thats right I am talking about Jimmy Carter. Ever since the presidential election started I always wondered why Carter never ran a second term. Although he said he supports Obama, I kinda feel the United States would be in better shape with him than with Obama. John McCain ran for pres. at his age now why can't Carter?

The idea had always been eating away at me and now I want to know what YCM thinks.
Would this guy be good? Would it boost his reputation even though he created the economic flight of the 80's and Reagan took credit for it, and in which he ended the Iran Hostage Crisis right after he left office? Would he help our country? Or would he just destroy it?

[Tentacruel]

That would be freaking hilarious.

[Mehmani]

People forget that Obama has a Republican majority congress on his hands, so he can't actually do anything that the Republicans don't agree with, and because the Republicans fight dirty they've decided to just stonewall everything the current government try to push through. Then, the Conservative forces in the media (Limbaugh, Hannity et al.) can lambast Mr. President for "not doing anything" when they are actually the source of the country being stuck in limbo. If they really cared about the health of the world rather than political gain, then they would at least let the man the country elected in a landslide try and do what he promised to do. But no, instead of even conceding the fact that Bush Jr. screwed up like Daddy did, they sit in their gilded, highly elevated sandbox and whine. And millions listen to them whine.

EDIT: Please note, this is coming from an Englishman who loves your country and thinks that it's a remarkable achievement. World's first ever democratic, secular, constitutional republic? You've got to thank Jefferson.

EDIT 2: Electric Boogaloo: OP chose to praise the "Economic Boom" that Reagan took credit for. That "boom" was a shambles of laissez-faire economics that was the precursor to the current double-dip recession. Carter started it, a senile old fool continued it and Clinton, well, don't get me started on that schmoozing, unctuous, insincere, narcissistic pathological liar who couldn't keep Mr. President's Mr. President out of the interns. Economic neoliberalisation caused this crisis, and someone proposes we reinstall the man who started this farce? No sir, no sir.

[Darth Revan of the Sith]

[quote name='Botvinnik' timestamp='1335806548' post='5929374']
People forget that Obama has a Republican majority congress on his hands, so he can't actually do anything that the Republicans don't agree with, and because the Republicans fight dirty they've decided to just stonewall everything the current government try to push through. Then, the Conservative forces in the media (Limbaugh, Hannity et al.) can lambast Mr. President for "not doing anything" when they are actually the source of the country being stuck in limbo. If they really cared about the health of the world rather than political gain, then they would at least let the man the country elected in a landslide try and do what he promised to do. But no, instead of even conceding the fact that Bush Jr. screwed up like Daddy did, they sit in their gilded, highly elevated sandbox and whine. And millions listen to them whine.

EDIT: Please note, this is coming from an Englishman who loves your country and thinks that it's a remarkable achievement. World's first ever democratic, secular, constitutional republic? You've got to thank Jefferson.

EDIT 2: Electric Boogaloo: OP chose to praise the "Economic Boom" that Reagan took credit for. That "boom" was a shambles of laissez-faire economics that was the precursor to the current double-dip recession. Carter started it, a senile old fool continued it and Clinton, well, don't get me started on that schmoozing, unctuous, insincere, narcissistic pathological liar who couldn't keep Mr. President's Mr. President out of the interns. Economic neoliberalisation caused this crisis, and someone proposes we reinstall the man who started this farce? No sir, no sir.
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"Mr. President's Mr. President" LOL!
Absolutely genius.

In regards to your post you are right. It is pretty silly of me to think of an alternative to Obama when he really hasn't gotten much of a chance. And although I am not the biggest fan of Jefferson *Neither was Washington* he was the true founder of modern secularism in this country.

[Mehmani]

[quote name='Cronus' timestamp='1335807081' post='5929381']
"Mr. President's Mr. President" LOL!
Absolutely genius.

In regards to your post you are right. It is pretty silly of me to think of an alternative to Obama when he really hasn't gotten much of a chance. And although I am not the biggest fan of Jefferson *Neither was Washington* he was the true founder of modern secularism in this country.
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Yeah, I went into satire mode and got a little pushy. Sorry about that. I'm not a big fan of Carter though, even though he had one or two merits. And Kissinger got the Nobel Peace Prize too (and he was a nutter).

[Darth Revan of the Sith]

[quote name='Botvinnik' timestamp='1335856358' post='5929983']
Yeah, I went into satire mode and got a little pushy. Sorry about that. I'm not a big fan of Carter though, even though he had one or two merits. And Kissinger got the Nobel Peace Prize too (and he was a nutter).
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No no no the satire was f'n hilarious.