Carter is still on the scene making a fool of himself ... but also providing a timely reminder of just how wrong-headed are Obama's Middle East policies.

Carter visited Gaza on Tuesday.. Ahmed Youssef, the deputy Hamas foreign minister, said Gaza's Palestinians were pleased to receive Carter but said the former leader’s visit made no difference.

"The visit has not led to a significant change. Hamas finds the conditions unacceptable," he said. "Recognising Israel is completely unacceptable." Youssef said the other two international conditions—renouncing violence and accepting past agreements between Israel and the Palestinians—are irrelevant.

Why exactly does Obama keep pressing Israel to recognize a Palestinian state, but not putting equal pressure on the Palestinians to recognize Israel? Huh? Well? Anyone? Anyone?