COMMENTARY | Former President Jimmy Carter says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would be the best choice for Republicans to nominate to challenge Barack Obama in next year's presidential election.
Really?
Honestly, who cares what Jimmy Carter thinks when it comes to Republican candidates? I doubt there is a single Republican that does, and I suppose few Democrats care which Republican ultimately wins the nomination. That didn't stop Carter from making the statement on MSNBC last week, although he quickly added he still hoped Obama would win another term in the White House. Always the loyal Democrat to the end.
There is little surprise here. Obama has been about as successful as Carter was in his nightmare single term in office in the late 1970s. It seems only logical that Carter would see Obama worthy of a second term. But, unlike Carter -- who was a micro-managing chief executive -- Obama has a significantly more detached approach to governing. His first three years in office have been a hodge podge of mixed priorities that always seemed to be just a little too late and out of step with the public need at the time.
Where Carter was constantly portrayed as an American president who struggled over making a decision during the Iran hostage crisis, the current president is seen as one who is unable to decide what is important public policy until his advisers let him know.
Carter deserves serious accolades for his post-presidency performance though. He transformed from a do-nothing president to a widely sought after international statesman. For decades, he avoided sticking his nose into public policy affecting the sitting president, and focused on helping people through his involvement in Habitat for Humanity and serving democracy around the globe as a consultant and election observer. He wrote books, made speeches and -- to some extent -- tried to improve his legacy. He's been a model former president -- for the most part.
Whoever the Republicans ultimately nominate to challenge Obama is yet to be determined, but will likely be either Texas Gov. Rick Perry or Romney. Either would be a considerably more qualified man to replace Obama, who's lack of executive experience has so miserably hindered his administration.
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