Carter carried a message of “regain the trust” and “answer the call”; emphasizing “readiness” over pre-emptive, irreponsibility. Carter , for me, and as a Christian, I thought was the most Christian president we ever had. He was not a Washington insider, and not a rich man, unlike others since. His life since his presidency has been , fairly clearly, one of much more effective leadership (not because he streseed different things, but because he didn’t have to fight the machine.

His work with the Habitat for Humanity, his Peace Negotiations have earned him a high honor (the Nobel Peace Prize). The economy may have sucked when he was President, but he was president for 4 years. Things were happening that led to that. I’m not suggesting he was a brilliant economist (but I trust that he wasn’t selling out the rank and file of Americans to placate the rich…..Bush is quickly destroying surplus —and he was well on his way prior to 9/11……

The big “stick” Carter carried was actually several “sticks” (jabs) at Bush…everyone knew what he was talking about. The thing is, when a preidency is so obviously decetful, duplicitious, and greedy, a call to the BASIC values of trust are a direct condemnation, so many are the trangressions of that trust by the Bush administration (and for the “Churches” that uphold this administration as the “Christian choice”, they have been led deeply astray…..that “partisanship” comes from the Gospel, if you read and accept its message at face value)

Carter is now being interviwed , and has just made reference to the intention of the Bush administration to find some excuse to invade Iraq….confirming and recognizing the existence of documents like Rebuilding America’s Defenses, which I mentioned yesterday, and several months ago, back when Iraq was first invaded.

I was proud of former President Carter.