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Obama waited until his second term to do the peace work for good reason liberal N proud Mar 2015 #1
Yes, and it's also tragic that the American public thinks "LEADERSHIP" is when a President TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #4
this TeamPooka Mar 2015 #33
yes! Ed Suspicious Mar 2015 #43
+1 aquart Mar 2015 #50
Yes, that AND he's a REAL Christian, elleng Mar 2015 #2
As a Christian I wouldn't call Obama a 'real' Christian, but he's definitely closer than most of TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #6
My point was that CARTER is a 'real' Christian. elleng Mar 2015 #8
Yes, I'm agreeing with you. :) TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #10
:hi: elleng Mar 2015 #11
I wouldn't call you a real Christian either for that comment. nt TeamPooka Mar 2015 #34
Believe it or not, neither would I. I call myself a Christian, but fall far, FAR short of what I TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #37
A lasting Middle-East peace means that companies like Cheney's TheDebbieDee Mar 2015 #3
I guess that's what Cheney meant when he said TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #5
OMG I love this... "tragic peace" PBass Mar 2015 #19
+ 100000000 Aerows Mar 2015 #21
This shows one of the great misunderstandings about pangaia Mar 2015 #27
Yep Aerows Mar 2015 #28
On another thread I fake quoted Cheney Kalidurga Mar 2015 #31
Because he's a decent human being shenmue Mar 2015 #7
Chaney is evil incarnate. smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #9
Had a dream notemason Mar 2015 #13
Sounds about right! smirkymonkey Mar 2015 #16
Thanks for a great morning giggle. Paka Mar 2015 #58
Jimmy Carter scrapes stuff off his shoes when he's out building houses that is better than Cheney. Ikonoklast Mar 2015 #65
Wasn't Haliburton found guilty of trading with the Iranians. randr Mar 2015 #12
The right wing on BOTH sides hated the deal.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #14
Peace is bad for business. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #15
Carter is the only president in my lifetime (I'm in my 60s) Mr.Bill Mar 2015 #17
Totally agree.. I am 67 and Carter is the man LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #22
+1 BeanMusical Mar 2015 #51
Great comment Thespian2 Mar 2015 #63
Another reason that war criminal holds Carter in contempt...... wolfie001 Mar 2015 #18
Great quite! "We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace.' nt TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #38
It's stuck with me for many years. wolfie001 Mar 2015 #69
I Agree Leith Mar 2015 #20
I agree. Mr.Bill Mar 2015 #23
Name one Republican ex-president that ever did ANYTHING for a poor person, let alone build a house TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #39
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower DAMANgoldberg Mar 2015 #52
Very good post! Bluzmann57 Mar 2015 #24
I'd Be Honored Leith Mar 2015 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #40
+1000 mountain grammy Mar 2015 #46
Add to that... 47of74 Mar 2015 #53
Obama will not be brokering a peace treaty with anyone, anywhere, at any time Demeter Mar 2015 #25
He's not in the process of brokering a peace treaty mountain grammy Mar 2015 #48
There is no money on peace that's why republicans hate democrats and love war so much. craigmatic Mar 2015 #26
Not quite... Scootaloo Mar 2015 #29
Jimmy Carter was a mstinamotorcity2 Mar 2015 #30
I Could Never Understand the So-Called "Moral Majority" Leith Mar 2015 #36
There was a popular bumper sticker during that era: Mr.Bill Mar 2015 #47
And it was spot on then as much as it's STILL spot on now. calimary Mar 2015 #62
It's kind of funny MFrohike Mar 2015 #32
Nailed it! Scuba Mar 2015 #41
yes samsingh Mar 2015 #42
I don't think that Carter's peace making sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #44
Plus the fact, President Carter didn't go to war with Iran over the hostage situation. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #45
Yeah, Carter never bombed anyone, and is proud of it. The last president who can say that. harun Mar 2015 #59
Carter even had a deal worked out for the return of the hostages in Iran. staggerleem Mar 2015 #66
Yeah, I'd forgotten about that. So, technically, this is the SECOND time that Republicans have TrollBuster9090 Mar 2015 #67
Yes, Reagan's "arms for hostages" deal happened when Cotton was still wearing short shorts. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #71
We could also discuss Nixon ... staggerleem Mar 2015 #72
What I think happened was, Ayatollah Khomeini took Saint Ronnie a little bit too literally. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #70
Carter worked under Rickover - no small accomplishment. Rickover loved to design/build stuff whereisjustice Mar 2015 #49
Also, not a single shot was fired in the four years Carter was in the White House... KansDem Mar 2015 #54
Plus Carter is smart IHateTheGOP Mar 2015 #55
Supposedly the US did not drop one bomb during Carter's presidency IronLionZion Mar 2015 #56
K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2015 #57
Oh I remember this well!!!! tartan2 Mar 2015 #60
Carter told the truth about our over dependency on fossil fuel... raindaddy Mar 2015 #61
Peace harbors real prosperity. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #64
Cheney hates Obama even more. WI_DEM Mar 2015 #68
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