Jimmy Carter Blames Ted Kennedy for Health Care Reform Delays

Ever since Carter told the truth about Israel not really wanting peace with the Palestinians, the pro-Israel propaganda machine has done everything to discredit him. It won't work. He has more experience with that issue than any current or former American politician.

It's obvious that Jimmy Carter is still bitter about Ted Kennedy's challenge to him for the 1980 Democratic nomination, but this is pathetic! 1980 was thirty years ago, Ted Kennedy is dead, and Carter is still bitterly attacking him. Jimmy Carter lost in 1980 because he was an incompetent president, not because Ted Kennedy challenged him for the Demcoratic nomination. I agree with ginione2: Carter should retire from public life. He is not serving his country well by continuing to spew vengeful venom upon a dead man! Some Nobel Peace Prize winner!

Not to worry.. soon all the dems will be gone. What a great day it will be.

I guess we owe old Teddy a big Thank You. Carter needs to go home keep his mouth shut and build houses. He represents no one in a political sense anymore.

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy,............Don't you understand that your a democrat and that your not supposed to blame another democrat? It has o be Bush's fault or some other republican. It appears you are now trying to use the Obama strategy of blame someone else as to why you were a failure at being president.

Maybe he's at that age where his thinking is becoming muddled. As people age they become unable to think and so just feelings come out. They also become very egotistical. I think he should retire from public life and live in peace. He can't possibly think that this will make him look better! Poor man.

"It was his fault..Ted Kennedy killed the bill". Maybe because he knew your plan wasn't good enough, Mr. President...ever think of that?

Did President Carter "suddenly" realize this? Carter's Presidency ended in 1981, and he just now is going public with these recollections. Mr. President, you're going to recieve a lot of flak for this..I hope you're prepared for that. As for the subject matter of Carter's claim, perhaps this did happen, but it's quite possible that the reason is because Kennedy's plan was better for the country than was that of President Carter.

Hey Mr. President, was your health care plan going to help the country? Ted Kennedy didn't think so, and Kennedy was more versed in health care policy than you were.

I would like AFFORDABLE health care too. Unfortunately, with the "health care reform" already passed and signed into law (but not yet in effect) my premiums have skyrocketed - and they were already high enough. Co-pays went up and coverage went down. Thanks for the reform.