Good Jimmy Carter,
when it comes to presidents was one of the smarter.
Historians rank his presidency pretty low,
but it’s looking better these days thanks to “Scranton Joe.”
Joe Biden and his issues have been in the news lately. So naturally I thought of Jimmy Carter.
For years, Carter has been held out as an unsuccessful President, but as one of the best former Presidents because of all his international and national humanitarian efforts, earning him the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.
Carter was elected in 1976, the first presidential election in which I was able to vote. I did not vote for him. I had the sense that despite him being a good man, he did not have what it took to be an effective President. I was right. But he also faced a number of national and international crises that helped to drag down his presidency - the Iranian Revolution and the American hostages, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the oil crisis, and more.
For years, conservative pundits have been arguing that Joe Biden was an even worse President than Carter. Now even mainstream commentators and historians are beginning to agree. His policies harmed the nation, his obvious mental decline is finally being acknowledged, and his lack of honesty and allegations of corruption are overshadowing his legacy.
Oh, by the way, I didn't vote for Biden either, because I foresaw his shortcomings!
Anyway, inspired by all the revelations about Biden coming out, I penned the above clerihew the other day.
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