[ColdOne]

Good grief.....

[N. Theknow]

Make sure the ship doesn't have portholes in any of the bathrooms.

Wouldn't want any "Hole in the Head" jokes.

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

"The ship named after Giffords is a Clittoral combat ship, a smaller ship designed for operations close to the shore. The USS Gabrielle Giffords is the Navy’s 10th LCS ship."

[darrellmaurina]

I can't agree on the level of opposition to this.

She was a serving Member of Congress when she was shot in the performance of her duties, and her husband was a Navy captain.

We're conservatives. We believe in the rule of law. Honoring Gabrielle Giffords with a ship named in her honor may or may not be appropriate — I'm sensitive to the issue of naming ships or monuments after living people — but she merits recognition in some form.

I wonder how many of us would be applauding this action if a Republican female member of congress with an active-duty military husband had been shot and nearly killed while performing her duties.

BTW, Giffords, by the standards of the Democratic Party, was pretty conservative. Those who aren't happy with her “Blue Dog Democrat” views and want a true conservative Republican probably ought to be glad she isn't running for re-election since there's an excellent chance she would have been re-elected. At least now there's a chance Republicans can pick up that seat.

[omega4179]

I am sorry a leftist shot her for not being crazy enough, but she should have the character to refuse this honor in favor of a military hero’s name. Just like she had the character to quit congress before her lavish pension kicked in, not.

[PGR88]

I thought her resignation meant that the Dems were finally done milking her tragedy for political and PR gain, but I guess I was wrong.

[anglian]

Ray Mabus has strayed tradition enough to have prompted a review of ship-naming policy back in Dec. Due to FR policy there is no excerpt so all will have to go here. link http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/12/navy-lawmakers-want-review-ship-naming-policy-121711w/

[Mr. Silverback]

As much as I admire Giffords toughness and am glad my prayers were answered in regard to her recovery, if they were going to name a ship after one of Loughner’s victims they should have named her after Christina-Taylor Green or John Roll.

[Karliner]

I know this is post in the 250's but my take is this.it's political and fast and furious failed. naming a ship after this woman( bless her for recovering) sounds like some democratic ploy in an election year for her seat( don't want a conservative there because this would be bad since AZ is under attack by the Obama admin anyway).

I also think since Obama is thee CiC well he can order teh navy to do this and order them to keep his name off it and dangle military cuts in front of them; happens all the time however don't know in this case, just a thought.

Also regarding our 2nd amendment rights, I think this is a direct attack on them however subtle, someone somewhere KNOWS this will become a talking point and an isue to subvert and destroy elsewhere.

Hey read Alinsky's, Pliven's and obama's book and his library. I fail to see any other logical reason the navy would name a ship after a person injured by a freako at a signing event. It HAS to be political and probably( I can only suspect) it has to do with the anti constitutionalists especially attacking the 2nd amendment similar in fashion to having ships sent to Gaza under the guise of naming them afer the USS Liberty that attacks Israel directly and indirectly.

I think it's the same thing here and there's more to this story. Conspiracy? No, it's a blatant attack, JMHO.

[RightOnline]

Be in the wrong place at the wrong time, get shot, get a ship named after you.

WTF was the SecNav thinking???????

Political correctness is rampant in our DoD and it’s time to put a stop to it once and for all.