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Jimmy Carter Speaks : You have GOT to be kidding me!

October 10th, 2008 |

You have GOT to be kidding me. Jimmy Carter is criticizing Bush on the economy?

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday the “atrocious economic policies” of the Bush administration had caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The SAME Jimmy Carter that gave us:

The SAME Jimmy Carter who gave us:

The same Jimmy Carter who gave us:

The US Misery Index by President
1948 to 2007

Misery Index = Unemployment rate + Inflation rate

President	Time Period	Average Misery Index

Jimmy Carter	1977 – 1980	16.27
Gerald Ford	1974 – 1976	15.93
Ronald Reagan	1981 – 1988	12.19
George H.W. Bush	1989 – 1992	10.68
Richard Nixon	1969 – 1973	9.98
George W. Bush	2001 – 2007	7.89
Harry Truman	1948 – 1952	7.87
William J. Clinton	1993 – 2000	7.80
John F. Kennedy	1961 – 1962	7.27
Lyndon Johnson	1963 – 1968	6.78
Dwight Eisenhower	1953 – 1960	6.26