At the halfway mark, he still sails an erratic course
He is markedly older in appearance now, his wispy, blown-dry hair a shade grayer than it was a year ago. The sagging skin around his neck adds years to his appearance and is accentuated by a recent loss of weight, the result of his 30 miles of weekly jogging to ward off the fatigue of his job. Much of the freshness is gone, washed away by criticism, defeats, frustration and the cacophony of demands aimed at him.
But although the presidency ages any man, Jimmy Carter is an unusually resilient one, and some...
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