Julian Zelizer : Paul Ryan has ` ` insulted '' Obama by comparing his presidency to Carter 's . He has better question : Is GOP in anything like the position it had in 1980 with Carter ? He says despite Gov . Chris Christie and others , GOP lacks ` ` farm money '' to take over D.C. Zelizer : With debt , taxes , bad economic policies , GOP has its own problems with record .
Julian Zelizer : Paul Ryan has `` insulted '' Obama by comparing his presidency to Carter 's . He has better question : Is GOP in anything like the position it held in 1980 with Reagan ? He says despite Gov . Chris Christie and others , GOP lacks `` farm team '' to take over D.C. Zelizer : With spending , wars , bad economic policies , GOP has its own problems with record .