Former president Jimmy Carter, the Idiotarian Award Winner of 2002, reared up like a spitting cobra and spewed some venom yesterday at Senator Zell Miller (who has endorsed George W. Bush for president). Jimmah feels betrayed: Carter: Sen. Miller Appointment a Mistake. (Hat tip: Let’s Roll.)

When Colmes asked Carter about Miller, the former president initially said, “I would rather not even comment about Zell Miller on the radio,” then proceeded to call the appointment “one of the worst mistakes” then-Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes made in his final four years in office.

“He has really betrayed all the basic principles that I thought he and I and others shared,” Carter said.