April 06, 2005
American tradition...
A pleasant thought, the horrid Jimmy Carter snubbed!
..."The other thing that people forget is that Carter has treated President Bush very badly. He has openly criticized the President in a manner that President Clinton has not," says a Bush administration source. "He has traveled around the world bad-mouthing this president and this country's policies. I would be surprised if a single person gave a thought to including him in the delegation."
By long-standing American tradition, a former President does NOT disparage the President. I happen to know that George HW Bush and Barbara have exercised iron discipline in that regard in order not to voice what they thought of Clinton. Carter's conduct has been a disgrace.
Posted by John Weidner at April 6, 2005 06:52 AMHopefully some one gave a thought to explicitly not including Carter in the delegation. He is truly a disgrace to the office.
Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at April 6, 2005 08:02 AMNo offense to Jimmy, but his request is obviously self-serving.
Beyond that, he had the opportunity to attend Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul I's funerals, but snubbed the Catholic Church both times....
In any event, it is sad that much of media's focus is on Jimmy Carter, and not the Pope John Paul II's life and accomplishments.
