He also has managed to become a failed ex-president.. Now he’s criticizing Tony Blair – for being too close with President Bush. Carter tells the Telegraph: “In many countries where I meet with leaders and private citizens there is an equating of American policy with Great Britain – with Great Britain obviously playing the lesser role. “We now have a situation where America is so unpopular overseas that even in countries like Egypt and Jordan our approval ratings are less than five per cent. It’s a shameful and pitiful state of affairs and I hold your British Prime Minister to be substantially responsible for being so compliant and subservient.” Somebody find this guy a retirement hobby. More here .