The Nightmare Beyond Next

clipped from corner.nationalreview.com Up to now, Republicans have missed the boat on Obama. Everyone keeps talking about what kind of president Obama might be. But the real problem with Obama may be what sort of ex-president he’d be. Think about it. It’s taken decades for Jimmy Carter to shift from grave weakness in the face of the Iranian revolution to an even more extreme stance as ex-president. Now it’s reached the point where Carter is undercutting U.S. foreign policy by negotiating unconditionally with the terrorist extremists of Hamas. Given Carter’s performance, I dread an Obama ex-presidency. Obama would actually begin his term in office very near to the point that it’s taken Jimmy Carter years to arrive at. After all, Obama is already willing to negotiate unconditionally with most of our foreign foes. If that’s where Obama stands now, what’s going to happen when he’s freed from political constraint as an ex-president? The prospect is truly frightening.