Showdown: Carter v. Bush

An outspoken critic of the Bush White House, former president Jimmy Carter stated yesterday that "as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." He went on to say that "the overt reversal of America's basic values as expressed by previous administrations, including those of George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon and others, has been the most disturbing to me."

His thoughts went on to include harsh criticisms of the Iraq War, the administrations handling of policy in Israel and Palestine, and Bush's White House's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, which helped religious charities and other helpful community organizations receive $2.15 billion in federal grants during 2005 alone.

Honestly, this isn't a surprise because Carter is a big-time liberal and was the last president to see such low poll numbers. On top of that, his new book which blames much of the violence in the Middle East on Jews has caused a rise in people worldwide. An outspoken critic of...well, anything with the Bush tag on it, Carter seems to have joined the ranks of many other 1-liner liberals who simply bash conservatives wherever they can. Simply put, you're off in your own world when you come down on Reagan and claim he brought bad times to America (he should be thanking Reagan for cleaning up all the messes he left after leaving office).

The White House fired back today. "I think it's sad that President Carter's reckless personal criticism is out there," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters. "I think it's unfortunate, and I think he is proving to be increasingly irrelevant with these kinds of comments."

Jimmy Carter: Lost and apparently a little senile.