Friday, December 26, 2008

Warning: What Liberal Change Looks Like After One Year

Warning: What Liberal Change Looks Like After One Year
By Ben-Peter Terpstra

"Candidate Jimmy Carter said he stood for change." - Associated Press, 11/3/1976

Goodness. What a difference a year makes. In fact, a year after Carter's inauguration night, even some Democrats were rolling their eyes. Come, now: Let's revisit history, shall we?
Before President Jimmy Carter's January1977 inauguration:


November 3, 1976: "What Will Carter Presidency Look Like?" An AP news analysis, by Louise Cook reminds literates that "Jimmy Carter said he stood for change. He left a long list of promises" like Whatshisname.

Consider. "A streamlined bureaucracy"? Yes. "A new tax system"? Yes. "A pared-down defense budget"? Yes. "Comprehensive national health and welfare reform"? Yes. Change, change, change. But -- okay, whatever -- here's the most interesting point: "In the campaign, Carter did not spell out specifics on most of his major programs, talking instead about general goals."

more...

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/12/warning_what_liberal_change_lo.html

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jimmah Carter was nothing but huckster scum and he's just keeps sinking.


Now that he's damned-near President of Hamas, his place in hell is assured.

Tom

December 26, 2008 at 11:56 AM  
Blogger The Merry Widow said...

Those pictures tell it all; a bitter old man and an arrogant young one.

tmw

December 28, 2008 at 4:00 AM  

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