Jimmy Carter's Disgrace

Jimmy Carter sounds smartest when he's silent. This weekend, he took the opportunity to again blast the U.S. for "unnecessary and unjust" detentions at Guantanamo. I think we can use the same terms to describe his Presidency.

`I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A.,'' he told a news conference. ``I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.''

Unfortunately, the worst President of the 20th century is doing more to foment terrorism than anything the U.S. has ever done (yes, that includes Abu Ghraib) by making an issue out of a non-issue. But then again, he has never been very smart on issues involving Cuba...