Is it an appropriate comparison? Carter's one term in office turned in to a malaise of inaction and indecision. Obama and Carter both share a predilection for attention to detail, something they clearly do not share with George W. Bush. The bigger issue that will dictate the success or failure of this administration (at least for the next year or so) will be how well Obama can convince a dawdling Congress to follow his lead. If Congress passes health care reform, Obama will have already passed more meaningful domestic reform than Carter did in four years (and arguably as meaningful as anything Bush passed in eight years). This will be especially true if Congress passes a litany of financial regulatory reforms to address systemic risk.
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