tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post6121616977742635518..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: Mr. President, With All Respect, Shut Up!ROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-33146983428097727592007-06-20T16:25:00.000-04:002007-06-20T16:25:00.000-04:00When I think of an "embarassment in the oval offic...When I think of an "embarassment in the oval office, its not Carter who comes to mind. <BR/><BR/>Let's consider someoof Carter's work:<BR/><BR/>1. Carter's energy poicy, the moral equivalent of war, was smart then, smart now. Too bad others found it "embarassing," or whatever. <BR/>2. The Egypt-Isreali peace deal. Seen anything that good happen in the Middle East lately?<BR/>3. Taking the U.S. out of the 1980 Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afganistan. That had to hurt them financially and otherwise. With all the money on the line, can you imagine an American President doing that today?<BR/>4. The energy conservation efforts he inacted, e.g., the 55 mph speed limit led to an actual DECREASE in fuel consumption, not a decrease in the rate of increase. <BR/>5.Thousands of square miles of National Seashore and Lakeshore made accessible to the public. <BR/>6. No, he didn't launch a full scale invasion of Iran and some thought he was weak for it. But all the hostages were released and we didn't get into the kind of mess we're in now. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, Robert, maybe Cuomo would have been better. But we could have done much worse.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510834160041241332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-79995393851342660422007-06-20T10:25:00.000-04:002007-06-20T10:25:00.000-04:00I often enjoy reading your blog, but I question t...I often enjoy reading your blog, but I question this entry. Whatever you might think about Carter as a president, he's done a lot of good things and probably knows more about the Middle East and its problems than most of us. We push democracy on other countries, but when we don't like its outcome, well, then it is okay to disregard and undermine the elected government?<BR/><BR/>I don't pretend to know the answers, but I think Carter has a valid, informed opinion and should be expressing it if he feels strongly about it. Here's another viewpoint on the situation that validates his:<BR/><BR/>http://tonykaron.com/2007/06/14/gaza-another-mess-made-in-washington/Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863836346450523792noreply@blogger.com