Jimmy Carter is a miracle worker: He’s found a way to milk a peanut.
As The Washington Times reported, taxpayers now spend $68,000 a year to clean the exterior of his private home on his humble peanut farm in Georgia.
His tennis court is “swept twice a day, his pool is cleaned daily and his grass cut, his flower beds weeded and his windows washed on a regular basis — all at taxpayers’ expense,” the paper found.
Now, there’s certainly nothing wrong with living well — as long as you’re doing it off your own dime.
It’s not like Carter needs the help: He draws a substantial government pension and his presidential center rakes in Saudi silver by the barrelful.
And given his history of scolding Americans for their “worship [of] self-indulgence and consumption,” it’s especially delicious to see him now.
But the National Park Service says it wants to ensure his homestead is in good shape when the Carters die and the feds inherit the property.
Which should lead to some exciting future tours: “The president slept here. And doggy-paddled there.”
For some perspective, Carter’s onetime favorite cause, Habitat for Humanity, spends about $68,000 on each new house it builds — and does so without plundering the public purse.
Charity begins at home, we’re told — too bad Jimmy thinks he’s a charity case.