Will the Carter legacy help elect John McCain?

“Welcome back Carter” may be the slogan that will really captivate voters in 2008. The slogan will resonate well with voters old enough to remember the less-than-stellar years of the Carter presidency.

The Iranians are salivating at the thought of Barack Obama in the White House because he reminds them of Jimmy Carter (upper picture).

The Iranians fondly remember Carter because they played him like a drum. Obama will be their new drum.

Younger voters don’t realize that Carter helped Ayatollah Khomeini’s return from exile.

Younger voters also have no idea what it is like to negotiate 20% interest and the highest inflation this country has seen since the late 1940’s.

Right now, all younger voters know is that the media keeps treating Barack Obama (lower picture) like a rock star.

The goal of John McCain is to:

Link Barack Obama to Carter, another Democratic newcomer elected on the promise of hope and change but whose presidency was marred by economic turmoil, high energy costs and a foreign policy widely derided as weak.

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