RIP James Earl Carter Jr.

no idea, i would have, ut those were prehistoric days.
these days, it seems that a lot of people are salaried and work crazy hours anyway

 

i'm glad wall street is closing, i'm sure they'll make good use of the time off

 

Saw this today - a rare example of modesty and moderation in a society that holds extravagance/self indulgence in such high regard:

Former President Jimmy Carter spent his last 43 years living in a $167,000 house—less expensive than the Secret Service vehicles outside

 

I was too young to understand what was going on in the world when he was President. I remember he had "fireside chats".

As I grew older and wiser, I learned more about what he did during his life, the more respect and admiration I had for him. America really missed out when they elected Reagan instead of putting Jimmy Carter in the office for a second term.

 

The older I get the more I understand how politics contaminates, corrupts everything it touches and polarizes individuals.

President Carter wasn't maybe the best President - and there is no need to compare him to another President in a pissing contest.

Maybe now that he is passed away, we can just say he was a good man, and our country is better for him being an American.

I feel the foul stench of politics and the Presidency was just a tiny part of this man's legacy.

 

I’m older and know how much Nixon/Ford did. For example, when I was riding my high-end bicycle past gas lines long before Carter came into office.

As for inflation, my first house mortgage in 1990 was 12% and one year after Bill Clinton, refinanced for 7.5%. And Reagan killed the credit card, tax deductions. The last balanced budget, Bill Clinton and Bush jr killed it.

The loss of empiricism begins with false history.

Bob Wilson

 

Presidents are never fired in elections though, small point maybe. Only by the Senate or cabinet members during the term. Has never yet happened, even when 45 tried to overthrow the Constitution by force, still wasn’t fired. Not even 45. The Constitution states the process.

 

I listened to the eulogy on the 8th, learned quite a bit. It’s not about ratings, that has to stop, it’s the character. I think Jimmy was willing to take the teachings of Jesus more literally and honestly than most. Jimmy deserved that eulogy so much.

 

I bought my first home before Carter was President, and the second after he was. It was a deep recession after a war. Never once did I blame Nixon, Ford, Carter, or Reagan. There are events that can be blamed on a sitting President, the only ones that stand out are 45 trying to downplay covid as a political hoax, and January 6. Looking back, I can’t even believe what happened and now it is swept under the rug.

 

shoutout to Jimmy C for giving dc employees the day off today. we hit the beltway at 4:30 pm on the way to florida today. it was nearly a ghost town for the first time in 20 years.

 

I was reminded that Jimmy Carter broke with the Southern Baptist Convention who had issued a claim that "46% of all Alabamians were going to Heck." Holly, my late wife, and I were at a square dance convention in Myrtle Beach and I had to get some extra towels. The cleaning staff were there chatting and one of them brought up, "This fellow is from Alabama. What do you think about 46% of Alabamians going to Heck?"

Without a second's hesitation, I said, "Anything to get away from the Southern Baptist."

Bob Wilson

 

Back then I had more interesting problems but two came to mind:

• No long being able to deduct credit card interest so all the credit card statements became so much trash.
• Our mortgage rate went from +12% to 7.5%. We refinanced the house from a 30 year mortgage to 15 years saving nearly $200,000 in interest charges. A big part of the interest rate reduction was Bill Clinton tax and budget practices.

But I should not have mentioned these in light of Jimmy Carter's passing. We have a political pillow fight forum just for that.

Bob Wilson