Comments on: Barack Obama: The New Jimmy Carter

National Review Online: A Look Back At 1976 Election Gives Us Reason To Doubt Democrat's Sincerity

[aakalan]

Don''t you wish!

Carter as prologue to Obama? Where in heaven (or otherwise) do you get that? Totally different people, totally different life experiences, totally different temperament, totally different times.

You''re so desperate for -anything- to bash Obama with, you''ll stretch things so far that rationality has no place in your highly-biased, hawkish, rich-white-men worldview.

I feel so bad for you. In less than two weeks, you will become what you really are: irrelevant.

Thank God.

[ubrew12]

Foreign oil imports were reduced by 50% during the Carter administration, and he began many programs to develop energy independence and alternative energy.

I wish we had continued his energy policies. This country would be MUCH better off, and wouldn''t be throwing away trillions each year to purchase foreign oil. But they required an activist government, engaged in energy policy, not a policy written by the oil companies, which is what Republicans prefer.

[dragonfly125]

I wonder how many million Obama has spent with CBS,
ABC and the NY Times in advertising dollars??

[dragonfly125]

Obama will never begin to compare with Jimmy Carter.
Pres. Carter is one of the few morally grounded men
to have served in the White House. Obama''s history,
affiliations and 20 year relationship with Rev. Wright and his support of Wm. Ayers puts Obama in
a very different league morally and ethically.
Of course morals and ethics don''t sell newspapers or
on line advertising..........so the media is supporting Obama and all the money he is putting into
the media coffers with his ads.

[xlib]

Ah, the good old days of gas rationing, high interest rates AND high unemployment of the carter years. Why, I remember the speech written by your own chris mathews (he of the tingle down my leg) blaming the American public for being greedy, etc, etc. I remember waiting patiently for the oil delivery man to come and fill our tank with our newborn son. Oh yea, the good old 70''s.
I think I still have our canning supplies and lanterns, and lots of canles. We have a wood burning stove with lots of wood, Oh yea, ready for the good old days to return. I just wish we still lived on our upstate Pennsylvania farm so we could grow our own food. It would be comforting to be back with those racist, rednecks. Thanks murtha, you''re a real sweetie.

[ktorrent]

LOL. All the great Obama talk is starting to slow down. I guess he isn''t the icon everyone thinks. The other side of the coin is coming out. People are blinking at the idea of voting for Obama, because it is becoming clearer that he is not real.

[darrren12000]

Interestingly, this editorial NEVER mentions the 70s oil price shocks - which make our recent troubles with oil look silly. MOst of the economic turmoil in the Carter administration was caused by OPEC. The price of oil almost tripled in about one month. The impact on the economy was tremendous. I''m a Democrat - and I do not blame Bush for the financial crisis today. Congress (primarily) and Presidents (secondarily) control fiscal policy - not the price of oil or the flow of credit.

[progres_sive]

Kathysun has pointed out all the pitfalls of a President Barack Obama but failed to state ONE reason why I should vote for McCain/Palin.

[westtexas8]

KathySun,
The democrats are indeed hoping for unions to once again energize the labor market. I hope there is a democratic sweep, perhaps we can all go to work.We need not implement just clean coal or nuclear power.
Wind power in Texas , solar power in Arizona. Money for a national grid would all create new jobs. In addition, the R&D behind such technology would create jobs. Wind and Solar can be implemented in other areas as well as these two alone will not power the grids. New battery technology for vehicles. Federal moey for hydrogen refueling stations for vehicles already created. These could also provide jobs. We have to be unafraid of the idea of federal money being the seed money for these projects. All of the GOP screaming about Carter, socialism, and the real fear of high taxes is stopping the country. Think about what will happen with more of the GOP policies in place... I have more faith in the american people than the GOP apparently. After all the GOP trusted the business moguels to practive "capitalism" ad where are we? Keep in mind that the credit scam was an admendmet to the bill allowing "lower income" to borrow. But thanks to the GOP the "lower income" are the bogeyman. I will gladly take a chance on the "regular joe or jane", thanks.

[westtexas8]

loubakin,
agreed.
ubrew12,
I also lived through the carter years. I rememeber that he wanted to raise taxes to pay for our expenses.I also rememebr a quote from Cheney saying Reagan proved one could run a government and win elections with deficits. Great post.