tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post5299420365592366389..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Woulda, Coulda, ShouldaGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-30895381853027807382010-09-21T11:36:14.811-04:002010-09-21T11:36:14.811-04:00Carter's worst legacy was in not supporting th...Carter's worst legacy was in not supporting the Shah or a pro-western alternative to Khomeini. Allowing a religious zealot to go unchallenged, especially when holding our diplomats hostage, was the height of naivete. To Carter the Ayatollah was a man of God, and should be trusted.<br /><br />So we now have Iran run by an nutcase and about to posess nuclear weapons.<br /><br />Carter was a bitter man when he lost overwhelmingly to Reagan. He as spent the last 30 years attempting to reshape his image. There simply aren't enough Habitat houses in the world to do that.Corky Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363812378536729410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-42610611499694166982010-09-20T09:42:02.737-04:002010-09-20T09:42:02.737-04:00Shoulda deduced that a long time ago. Nothing has...Shoulda deduced that a long time ago. Nothing has changed.TOFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234091783167165660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-47640046076355785392010-09-19T23:02:51.858-04:002010-09-19T23:02:51.858-04:00re: Remember, the misery index was created to meas...re: <i>Remember, the misery index was created to measure the impact of the Carter economy, with double-digit inflation, unemployment and interest rates.<br /></i><br /><br />Heh! Actually, George, the story is even better than that! It was <b>Carter</b> who made the "misery index" an election year gimmick when he was running against Gerald Ford. When Carter was running against Ford the "misery index" peaked at 13.57%. By the end of Carter's first term he had run it up to 21.98%.johnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016524056962644711noreply@blogger.com