Thanks Elizabeth! Thanks Bernie! Thanks Sherrod! Thanks Alan! Thanks Harry!

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75. I disagree strongly about Carter

He might have had some "right-wing" tendencies, like deregulating certain industries, but he was not a right-winger

To wit,
He passed America's most progressive energy policy ever, which was promptly shit-canned by a real right-winger, Ronald Reagan.

Carter was also interested in energy conservation, as evidenced by his walk (rather than ride in a motorcade) to the White House during his inauguration, and his turning down the thermostats and installation of solar panels at the White House.

He supported the Equal Rights Amendment, which, once again, was fiercely opposed by right-wingers.

His foreign policy was based in large part on JFK's and was focused on human rights. He even (belatedly) won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end confrontations between Egypt and Israel. His big mistake was in listening to people like Kissinger on Iran and Zbigniew Brzezinski on Afghanistan.

He was concerned about the environment as exemplified by his appointment of Cecil Andrus as Interior Secretary. Compare Andrus to his successor, a real right-winger, James Watt. And Carter set aside millions of acres in places like Alaska for conservation.

He was also the first President to address gay rights, and opposed California's Briggs Initiative.

He also supported Ted Kennedy's call for health care reform, and supported mandatory hospital cost controls.