I dont know whether to laugh or cry that anyone is naive enough to believe this to be possible. Possible in the minds of former Carterites, and certainly ego-driven Jimmy himself sure, but not in reality.
If true then this can now be said: "Washington giveth and now Washington taketh away."
I, for one, don't see why we keep harping on the follies of past administrations. I don't get the point. Are we supposed to go back in time and un-elect them?