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Could Obama learn something from his former president idol Jimmy Carter?

04 August 1977, Jimmy Carter created the Department of Energy. In His words" with one purpose to remove Americas dependence on foreign oil".

32 years later, that department has grown to 16,000 federal employees, 100,000 contract employees and an annual budget of $24.2 billion dollars. All this with nothing to show for its $775 billion spent!

Will Obama create the next liberal failure with health care?

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  • John
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Obama is too egotistical and self absorbed to learn anything from Carter, history, or anybody.

    The republicans will take back congress in 2010 because so many people including Democrats and independents are fed up with Obama's reckless spending and tax and spend proposals.

    Obama may be re-elected, because obviously there are far too many liberals, like Miss coochy coo, here, who are still imbibing the Kool aid. Still, with a Republican congress Obama will not be able to get any of his proposals approved and passed into legislation. Thank Heaven.

    The only reason Obama won is because people wanted to give the newby who made outrageous campaign promises (a.k.a. LIES) a chance. Thus they decided to take a chance on Obama, a blatantly obvious liar and moron, to anyone who was actually fact checking during Obama's Fib filled campaigning.

    Those naive people are now very disappointed in Obama's incompetence, indecisive leading style, lack of respect for our soldier's lives, and disrespectful spending and taxing.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    human beings learn presidents of distinctive eras each and all of the time and Cheney is easily precise. As depressing because it grow to be living interior the direction of the Carter years (extreme inflation, embassy hostages, gas lines.....), Obama's rules are much extra risky and high priced. If he gets a 2d term, I won't stay long sufficient to work out the wear and tear undone.

  • 1 decade ago

    The Department of Energy was created by Carter with the purpose that you indicated but then suffered through 12 years of subsequent Republican administration. Under Republicans the government grows in size, spends more money, increases the debt and produces nothing of benefit to ordinary Americans.

    Reagan dismantled all of Carter’s clean energy initiatives and even removed the solar panels from the White House that Carter had installed.

    In any case, in 1977, the Department of Energy took over the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Federal Power Commission, and programs of several other agencies. Perhaps President Obama can accomplish getting the Department of Energy focused once again on clean energy initiatives.

  • 1 decade ago

    He just follow Jimmy Carter regardless of the consequences.

    DTG

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    And what proof do you have to show we have "nothing" for that?

    Jimmy Carter was one of the only two modern Presidents to lower the National Debt - the other being Bill Clinton.

    And the rotten economy came from the Vietnam War and Nixon taking us off the gold standard.

  • ICH8TE
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    What? That many racists whites hate him mainly because of his skin color like Jimmy said? Please, I'm sure that Obama already knew that. He lives in America remember. He's experienced that hate since he was a child. These same racists who point fingers at Obama, never pointed one at W. Bush who got hundreds of their family members and friends killed for nothing. And they're still defending him today. Amazing!

  • zzone
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Obama should learn that Taxpayers do not want to pay for his scams.

  • 1 decade ago

    Even if obama could wise up, pelosi wouldn't let him. This is her Titanic.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes Jimmy could teach him how to build a house ,then he could do something productive after 2o012.

  • 1 decade ago

    He'll create the Health Care Department with 100,000 government employees to try to keep up with the paperwork and spend Trillions of dollars. It's only the beginning!!!

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