Legacy. Presidents crave a great legacy - some more than others (some MUCH, MUCH more). I reckon Carter figured he was the smartest man in the room, a strong Democrat trait though it is not unknown among Republicans, and thought he'd fix something. Add to that the There's Two Sides to Every Story Doctrine of Equivalency and you end up with the idea that rabid dogs can be 'peace partners'. Carter STILL thinks he's the smartest man in the room.

Objection: disease may be used as a weapon but unless it is used intentionally it is not a weapon.

"Yet no one seems to want to prove [Richwine] wrong." Silly columnist, proof is so last century. The important thing is that after disappearing Richwine, the Heritage Foundation can win back the love and respect they have always enjoyed from the left.

Thank you!

All true. Still I question whether the press can really hurt him even if they had the will. His destructive legacy looks all too secure.

After Obama sent the Churchill bust back to England he shipped the 'Buck Stops Here' sign to the Truman Library.

It was ;)

Here is a parable I just wrote: A Samaritan was walking on the road to the Promised Land when he came upon several men who had fallen on another man in rich robes. “Why do you beat and kick this man?” he asked. They said unto him, “He has moved into our neighborhood. We told him we hate him but he has made of his house a beautiful palace. When we knock on his door he lets us in and he is kind to us in ways we aren’t even kind to each other. He thinks he’s better than us.” And the Samaritan said to them, “Make room so that I may kick this man as well.”

"There is a direct conflict of interest between wanting human rights and justice for all and retaining the right to the land." And Jesus said unto the people gathered in Scotland, “Thou shalt attain human rights and justice for all through thy Nations United, and the hell with Israel and all that old-fashioned OT stuff.” "The promise to Abraham about land is fulfilled through the impact of Jesus, not by restoration of land to the Jewish people." This is not theologically defensible nor is it coherent. "Jesus offered a radical critique of Jewish specialness ... " No, Jesus offered a radical critique of contemporary Jewish behavior. Here’s the deal. Israel and the Jews are inconvenient to people who wish that the Middle East would simmer down and stop costing so much money and killing so many people.

'Unwelcome' means that cute guys will get laid and less cute guys will get prosecuted - for the same speech.

Absolutely. Crimes committed by those who have been given power by the citizenry are worse than crimes committed by mere criminals. IRS agents, who can close a business and lock out the owner without a court order should be afraid of being found guilty of malfeasance. It's bad enough that we have Federal level taxes, but then we have an overly-powered IRS and apparently rogue agents.