In my post on Ronald Reagan passing, I mentioned that he was the only man I know of who has had a Navy ship named after him while he was still alive. There may have been others, but I don't know of any. Well, not until now. The Navy's latest Seawolf submarine, the last of it's class, will be named after the man who preceeded Ronald Reagan, former President Jimmy Carter.
Many on the right have vilified Carter for his performance as President, and for what he's done since. I give him the benefit of the doubt and think he's probably a good man who tried to do what he thought was right, but he just didn't have the wisdom and/or was misguided. Time will tell how well the submarine that will bear his name will perform.
Something tells me that we're never going to see a USS William Jefferson Clinton.
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