Anyway, the above narrative is almost entirely wrong. Carter was a deregulator who didn’t increase deficits much, and appointed the Fed chair who beat inflation. Reagan didn’t do much deregulating, nor did he increase defense spending much as a share of GDP — and the USSR didn’t fall because of the arms race. Let’s go through these points one by one.
A disingenuous and an accurate article. Even Democrats agree that Carter was not a good president so you can stop right there.Sorry boomers—but he actually deserves the credit for things wrongly attributed to your boy Reagan.
Much of what you've heard about Carter and Reagan is wrong
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Ridiculous. If there is one thing about Jimmy Carter that stands out it's character....But At times, it seems like he was more comfortable being around our enemies than our friends.
Every one deserves to be judged on the entirety of his life. I tried to do that.This is a tribute to a great human being. Probably far superior to most of us. It serves little purpose now to sully his life based on political opinions.
Be better guys!
This is not a biography on his life. It's a tribute to a man who is a far better human being than most any of us who is about to reach a major milestone.Every one deserves to be judged on the entirety of his life. I tried to do that.
One of my old neighbors, an army guy working out of ft monmouth and far from a lib, told me that the copters they used were the wrong ones to work if a desert is involved. I have looked this up on the web many times and never saw this being discussed. Wonder if anyone ever heard this.Not a great pres. But a great man.
If those helicooters didnt fail on the hostage rescue attempt i wonder if it goes different for jimmy.
you post these and I responded respectfully. We celebrate him because he was President. A view on his presidency while lauding his life is completely appropriately. Perhaps not to your liking but I was respectful. And for the record I voted for Carter twice.This is not a biography on his life. It's a tribute to a man who is a far better human being than most any of us who is about to reach a major milestone.
Maybe step back a little and just appreciate that.
One of my old neighbors, an army guy working out of ft monmouth and far from a lib, told me that the copters they used were the wrong ones to work if a desert is involved. I have looked this up on the web many times and never saw this being discussed. Wonder if anyone ever heard this.
Probably not, he was who he was, and his tendency to micromanage got in the way for him. That said, it wasn't like he planned that mission and lacked a filter for the helicopters air intake or sufficient redundancy.Not a great pres. But a great man.
If those helicooters didnt fail on the hostage rescue attempt i wonder if it goes different for jimmy.
Well, here’s what Phil Gramm—former GOP congressman and senator— had to say in today’s WSJ. Guess they didn’t teach you history or economics at the Hall…A disingenuous and an accurate article. Even Democrats agree that Carter was not a good president so you can stop right there.
If you recall, the threat of SDI (Strategic Defense initiative, or Star Wars), forced Russia to back down and ultimately begin negotiating with the US on a nuclear disarmament plan. So yeah, he spent less money, but it was about the strategy not just building up arms, which was the problem.
Let’s just honor someone who showed dignity while President and class/giving back the rest of his life. Happy Birthday!
Try harder.
Mr. Carter’s presidency was brought to an end by inflation and the energy crisis, but it is hard to imagine any Democratic president, beholden to Democratic interest groups and constrained by a Democratic Congress, could have dealt with the problems the country faced in 1979 and 1980. When voters swept Reagan into office with the first Republican Senate in 26 years and a conservative bipartisan majority in the House, Jimmy Carter was a convenient scapegoat for those who refused to blame failed policies.
But more than four decades later Mr. Carter’s legacy of deregulation stands as one of the most transformative public policy reforms in our nation’s history, and he gets too little credit for making our country more competitive.
Me neither. And i have looked. It was a long time ago and he moved away. As i remember he said those copters would suck more sand into the engines.Never heard that. I believe they were Sea Stallion helicopters and for them to have been selected they would have to have been the recommendation of our combined military leaders. Their value was their capacity, long range and the fact that they launched from an aircraft carrier and would presumably return to one.
And what does deregulation have to do with defense spending?Well, here’s what Phil Gramm—former GOP congressman and senator— had to say in today’s WSJ. Guess they didn’t teach you history or economics at the Hall…