Jimmy Carter: American Revolution Was 'Unnecessary' Recently we described Jimmy Carter as the worst president of the past 100 years. We apologize. He's the worst president ever. In trying to compare the American Revolution to the war in Iraq, here's what the jug-headed Georgian said to fellow Democrat Chris Matthews on "Hardball" Monday night, according to MSNBC's own transcript: 'A Little More Sensitive' Well, one parallel is that the Revolutionary War, more than any other war up until recently, has been the most bloody war we've fought. I think another parallel is that in some ways the Revolutionary War could...