Exactly, without Carter there would not have been Reagan. The exponentially worse Obama administration may lead to a watershed moment.
To bring the patient on the edge of death in order to 'scare' him into living a better lifestyle? I'm a small business owner and primarily do business with other small businesses. The prospect of President Obama who gets four years to screw things up (at least two of which he'll have a Dem congress to help him along) is beyond frightning from an economic prespective.
JP
Again, your perspicacity is overwhelming. You are exactly correct. That is what is done in bypass surgery. The patient is brought to the edge of death. Without which there could be no saving of his life. The same is true for many addictions. This addiction to socialism will not be cured without extreme pain and destruction even to the point of death.