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"...Carter had the misfortune to be president at time when his particular weaknesses were just those most disastrous to the nation and his plans"

This makes it sound like Carter was just unlucky. Carter was weak, it was obvious to our enemies and they took advantage of it. It wouldn't have made a difference on matter when he was president, the outcome would have been the same. This was confirmed when a STRONG president Reagan) was elected and our enemies immediately began to retreat.

BC, before Klinton, Carter was thought to be a good man who was a bad president. He kept his mouth shut, built houses and was generally harmeless. During the KKKlinton years Jimma decided to showcase his political idiocy and anti-americanism, thereby losing any respect he may have earned.

There are I guess occupations where being nice and compassionate like Carter, with all his weaknesses, is good, or OK. Not the presidency, I agree.

Another saying that suits him well: Mercy to cruel is a cruelty to mercyfull.

Interesting side note on Clinton: he was obsessed by his legacy. Nevertheless he missed the biggest opportunity of all: being The President Who Stomped out Terrorism before it turned into 9/11.

To be totally fair, not just Clinton, but practically everybody (with rare exceptions) did not connect the dots before 9/11. Still, I think he or Gore would treat 9/11 as a crime/police matter even after 9/11.

It's good we have a stronger President than they. My only wish is for him to be even STRONGER.