In a recent interview Former President Jimmy Carter declared Bush the worst president in history, methinks thou dost protest too much. Carter, whose record of foreign and domestic policy failures is the stuff of legend, has attempted to repair his tarnished imagine by portraying himself as an elder statesman, much like another disgraced president. Apparently, Carter has so embraced this view of himself that he has gone out of his way to criticize the perceived failures of Bush, while still refusing to acknowledge his own shortcomings.

Bush the worst president in history? Are we to believe that Bush’s befuddlement and sometimes incoherent policies are on par with the colossal failures of such preeminent failures as James Buchanan or Warren Harding or perhaps Ulysses Grant or even Carter himself, I think not.

While most can say that Bush won’t go done as one of the nation’s greatest president or even among the top twenty, it is truly difficult to assess how he will be judged by history. When Truman left office he was one of the most unpopular presidents in history. Today Democrats and Republicans alike often mention his name when speaking on all sorts of matters. Regardless of Bush’s many obvious shortcomings, Carter as one of history’s greatest disappointments is in no position to speak on such matters.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/19/carter.blair.ap/