There's no way to pay for those programs... said the Republican.

Um, it seems to me the vast majority of our national debt has been racked up under Republicans. At least $4 trillion of our total $9 trillion current total was Bush's red ink, and much of that during six years of Republican control of Congress.

For a Republican to criticize anyone from any other party for coming up with ideas we can't afford is simply laughable.

Maybe those guys really aren't so bright. I know they like to pretend they are the fiscally responsible party, but it seems like some of them actually believe it.

Besides, Bush has made Carter look pretty good.

Carter had a failed presidency to be sure, but he's rarely if ever considered among historians when debating the 'worst' ever.

My guess is Bush will be neck and neck with Buchanan in the eyes of historians for that title.

Gas crisis: check. Middle eastern instability particularly in Afghanistan: check. Inflation: check. Recession: check. No plan to solve either the economy or the quagmire in foreign policy, and the best advice that he can give is to tell the American people to "suck it up", creating unprecedented unpopularity among the American people: Check. Hmmn, upon further review, if anybody is running as Jimmy Carter it is John McCain!!!

It is better than being compared with George W. Bush I guess. At least Carter attempted peace through diplomacy.

McCain's got a plan to increase spending also. It's called the "continue spending enormous amounts of money on the war in Iraq at the expense of our domestic well-being" plan.

I know our savior the messiah has come to free us all from the American life style and "change" our government by adding more government and more taxes, and more control. Isn't his hallo just a bit heavy by now. Hasn't anyone ever seen the movie "Elmer Gantry" where Burt Lancaster played the roll of the enthusiastic gospel minister on fire to convert people through "positive" thinking---he was a con artist! I give you Barack Obama!

The election's already written. If you watched the last season of the West Wing, new politics wins out over old politics and Jimmy Smits the inspiring Democratic newcomer beats the crusty old Republican Alan Alda.

There are worse things than being Jimmy Carter. He is the ONLY former president who has actually lived as he spoke. He has been active in organizations that help people since he left the white house. He is the real deal.

Independent voter thinking - let me see should I vote against Carter or should I vote against George Bush ... last 8 years gas prices have tripled (or quadrupled), health care costs have increased at least 5 fold, more and more jobs get outsourced, Hmm Iraq..., none of my neighbourhood houses are selling .. so my property value is decreasing, bread prices have doubled, recession, .... Carter who ?

McLame .. you are so 1980 :-)

..and to boot you're no Reagan !!

The US now looks a lot like the US when Carter was president: Middle East is a mess, the economy is a disaster, gas prices are soaring, and yeah, according to Sen. McCain-Bush it is Obama Carter's clon. Good try Mr. McBush

If any admin has spent more money it has been this one , only one problem no
ne of it was spent in the good old USA, Mc bush has a problem with every issue pretaining to the United States and the people that make up this country. Help the rich and to heck on the poor let them get poorer so the rich can get richer. MC bush should try and live on social security until Novemeber , I bet he's be singing a different tune.

Obama would go down as the worst liberal President ever...advisor driven Presidency. I don't support his socialistic policies. Carter is in the loser catagory too. The two of them deserve Hamas endorsements.

Ahh - Topher, but Alan Alda becomes the Secretary of State. I'd probably prefer McCain in the Defense position - but whatever - as long as I get to salute Jimmy Smits who cares? ;)

Out of touch, and out dated attack
I've long forgotten and only about 15% of the electorate even remember Jimmy Carter presidency. McCain is only highlighting his age again

Wait - what administration has brought back stagflation like in the late 70's? Oh - yeah - that's GWB.

Both sides sound pretty lame here...I don't think calling Obama or McCain a "loser" means that the election will come out any differently.

I guess I would just like it if people said "McCain is close to Bush in this way, but not in that way," and "Obama has attitudes similar to Carter with regard to X, but he differs in X," Instead of constant bleating: "McSame! McBush! McLame!" or "Barack Hussein Obama- Carter loser!" My head is starting to hurt. Both candidates deserve more respect than this.

Carter kept the peace even during the hostage situation, Mc Bush would probably go in all guns a blazing.

Nobody with half a brain can defend Carter. All of you must be young and naive. Just like your so called "savior" What a croc.

McCain '08

When it is all said and done don't like Mc bush don't like Obama write in Hillary or type whatever voting machines you all have

Ahhh that was not nice, Carter isn't as bad as Obama.