Why is it that memories of public officials are so selective?  It seems that it depends upon whose ox you want to gore.  Captain's Quarters and others seem to have caught President Carter in such a circumstance. Wanting to pin the tail on the elephant, he pins the tail on the donkey.
Despite former President Jimmy Carter's pointed jabs at the Bush administration over the NSA surveillance program this past week, it turns out that Carter has more familiarity with warrantless eavesdropping than he let on. Today's Washington Times reports that Carter and his Attorney General authorized warrantless electronic surveillance on two suspected espionage agents, one of whom was an American citizen . . . .