HISTORICAL BULLETIN – AT 7:33 P.M. ET:  Jimmah Carter, having informed us within the last 24 hours that he's a better ex-president than his fellow exes, now gives us the benefit of his vast perspective to announce that the country is more divided than at any time since the Civil War.

In day where Jimmy Carter stole headlines for referring to his own tenure post-presidency as “superior” to that of other presidents, I thought it was somewhat disappointing that his real mind-bender was seemingly overlooked – even though it came in the very same interview as his other absolutely ridiculous comments. Remarking on the “state” of the United States, after being asked by Brian Williams if he views it as “glass half-full or half-empty”, Carter said he thought President Obama suffers from a Washington that has become more polarized than it was during the time of Abraham Lincoln and the “initiation of the ‘war between the states.’”

“This country has become so polarized that its almost astonishing…. Not only with the red and blue states… President Obama suffers from the most polarized situation in Washington that we have ever seen – even maybe than the time of Abraham Lincoln and the initiation of the war between the states.”

You know, I agree.  In fact, just this afternoon I e-mailed the White House advising President Obama to beef up the security at Fort Sumpter.  And he'd better have the FBI monitor all playings of "Dixie."

Carter is whacked out.  Period.  Soon he'll be recommending that our operations in Afghanistan be commanded by Robert E. Lee. 

This man was president.  If we can survive him, we can survive anything.

September 21, 2010