Will someone, anyone, please do Jimmy Carter a favor and tell him to just shut up?  He's proving to be a major embarrassment to himself--and, by shilling for terrorists, bigots and other downright evil characters, a major danger to others.     In this latest bizarre example of the former, tellingly related in the negative, he elevates himself to George Washingtonian status by proudly proclaiming I cannot tell a lie."    But....other presidents do.  And did.    Presidents Should Not Be Liars I do not think the President of the United States should be a liar, and believe that the overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens agree with me. For security reasons, the whole truth cannot always be revealed, but it is quite obvious that lies are seldom made to protect our nation. Almost invariably, the political fortunes of the prevaricator are at stake. (snip)      I habitually told my small...(Read Full Post)