[a fool in paradise]

Jimmy Carter’s mistake wasn’t really the doom and gloom, it was his professorial, uber-competence and his legendary micro-managing. The doom and gloom was an inevitable product of his putting too much intelligence on display.

EXCEPT he couldn't pronounce NUCLEAR. And STILL can't.

[Mangia E Statti Zitto]

Carter’s problem was that he was micro-managing some very bad policies.