"He may be gone, but he has not gone far". [View all]

Those were the words spoken by former UN Ambassador Andrew Young and friend of Jimmy Carter at his funeral.

His spirit lives on.

In my opinion, Jimmy Carter should be the example for the Democratic Party going forward. He was progressive in many ways but he was not married to any ideology. He supported a lot of conservative legislative policies, such as de-regulation of airlines and the appointment of Paul Volcker to help him fight inflation. He never wavered from his principles. He believed that human rights were what made America great and that we were here to help our fellow man.

The Democratic Party might be wise to return to the blueprint of Jimmy Carter as we fight to re-build the Party after the last election?