The guys over at HillBuzz have been having a great dialogue with their readers about the Presidency of Jimmy Carter and comparing it to our current President. It’s been a blast reading the different memories of those of us who go back that far: The Iran hostage crisis, the god-awful sweater, the long gas lines, water shortages, swamp rabbit, Billy Beer – you get the picture.
One of the commenters added this thought, “There are two kinds of people in America right now: those who remember the Carter years, and those who are about to find out what they were like.â€
Which one are you? Share your memories, thoughts, and let me know how you think the Big O will be doing in comparison. Disco, anyone???
I don’t think that our generation will ever be forgiven for disco. I would trade two Black Plagues, just to never hear the BeeGees again.
Don’t forget his installing of the current leadership in Iran after throwing the former Shaw under the bus.
Carter took the Misery Index to an all time high, a number never before reached before or since. 21.98%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_index_(economics)
I bet Obama can beat that number especially with this disaster of a stimulus bill.
21% interest rates? How did we survive? They should have been 26% like they are now.
Ahhhhhhh! Those good old days of trying to raise wheat at $3 a bushel on 21% interest.