Best description of Carter I ever read was P.J. O'Rourke's: "a grin like a raccoon eating fish guts out of a wire brush." Pretty much sums up Carter's whole worthless miserable existence.
At his best, P.J. had no peers. But he has mellowed lately, and has been surpassed by the indispensable Mark Steyn. I am currently reading AMERICA ALONE, and I would advise everyone to---it might equip up for the kinds of action that might become necessary sooner than we think.
Speaking of "literature" (since the subject was PJ O'R)
have you ever read Carter's "poetry"???? Oh, my God, he's the white Maya Angelou!