He spent his time out of the White House building houses, writing books on religion, and even a children's book.
The goodwill he showed with those acts has been betrayed by his support of Clinton in impeachment, the Gore legal team in Florida, and his involvement in world politics.
I was joking 2 years ago that the Rats would run Jimmy in 2004 for President. What seemed unthinkable in 2000 is looking more like reality.
You're probably right, RATS might be reduced to re-running Carter for President in 2004. Just like a replay of "Leave it to Beaver," only with Iranian Hostages and double digit inflation as a backdrop.