Carter had Iran.
Dubya has Iraq.
Nuff said?
Clearly, Dubya's problems in Iraq are roughly similar to what happen
to Carter in Iran.
There is a sense that the president is not in control of the
situation.
For both presidents Interest rates were/are going up.
And that's always bad, and especially in an election year.
Carter and Dubya also share the notion of ECONOMIC MALISE.
With Carter it was inflation and oil prices.
With Dubya it's jobs and oil prices.
Lastly, there is a sense in the country that Dubya is the "wrong guy
for this job." And, of course, with Carter the same notion was afoot.
INDEED, DUBYA IS LIKELY THE "REPUBLICAN CARTER." THAT IS HOW
HISTORIANS WILL SEE IT, IN MY OPINION.
And, Kerry?
POSITIVELY "ROOSEVELTIAN!" I mean, as in FDR.
Kerry's economic rhetoric, of late, has been right out of Roosevelt's
speeches from the 1930's!
Just go back and re-read some of Roosevelt's speechs from that era;
don't take my word for it.
Indeed, if Kerry's speech writers get writers block? I recommend
having a copy of FDR's oratory on their desks! (But, don't copy it
word for word already!)
KERRY COULD BE ROOSEVELTIAN IN ANOTHER SENSE. AND THAT IS AS
A "TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS."
Roosevelt and Kerry are both "patricians" in the American sense of
the word. They are from the American upper class.
JUST AS ROOSEVELT SAVED CAPITALISM FROM ITSELF, AND AVOIDED A LEFTIST
REVOLUTION.
SO TOO, KERRY MAY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DESTINY, AS THE SAVIOR OF:
"CONSUMER CAPITALISM" AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT FOR THE LAST HALF CENTURY.
Because what we have now is a long downward spiral to the deficit
bottom, with the Chinese Communists now PULLING THE STRINGS AND
HOLDING ALL OF THE TRUMP CARDS.
History repeats. Sort of,.............because, an era of public
interest politics always follows an era of special interest politics, like night follows day.
Are you ready for this?
