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Ironic, isn't it? Bush 41 is the one who started the big downward slide in defense spending, IIRC. For giving national defense the finger, he gets a carrier named after him I tend to agree. I'm not big on honoring mediocrity. Bush was a rather unremarkable President. I don't see how he merits having a carrier named after him. Since SSBN-627 was decommissioned several years ago, I would have pressed for the name USS James Madison to rejoin the fleet.

Bush was a rather unremarkable President. I don't see how he merits having a carrier named after him.

I agree 100%. Of course, this is just the latest instance of the Navy kissing political ass when it comes to the naming of ships, specifically carriers. They lost control with the Carl Vinson and Stennis-CVNs named after Congressmen! All of the American heroes or battles or traditional ship names available and all they could come up with was Congressmen? I don't care who they were, they weren't worthy of that honor.