Why isn't HILLARY there to "toast" the sub off? Oh well, I guess Jimmy isn't as important as Iraq. Hey! isn't Hill a lawyer? The BLIND SHIEK (1st time WTC!) needs one after his lawyer got busted. Hillary, Job's are opening up all over!

PS. Jimmy, The train left the station a very long time ago, Look inside yourself and admit your ?????
MIKE SHEEHAN | 02.23.05 - 3:29 am | #

Where's the screen door?
Ben | 02.23.05 - 11:21 am | #

To make the ship appropriate to its name, it should:

1. Cede half its armaments to any ship that confronts it (a la Panama Canal).

2. Blow itself up in battle (a la Desert One).

3. Pretend to be a great ship when it's not.
Ciggy | Homepage | 02.23.05 - 11:29 am | #

How about the US Navy bring back the hot air balloon observation platform. The first one can be named the USS Bill Clinton.

BTW: note to Jimmy Carter: as President, you confused peace with ignorance of threats, compassion with weakness, and force with failure. In your book TRYING was as good as succeeding, and loosing was honorable as long as it was a "win-win" situation. I consider it a "win-win" situation when all our guys are alive and all their bad guys are dead. Thanks for kicking the can down the road.
Gary | 02.23.05 - 1:18 pm | #

Matt

How insane is naming a vessel of war after a complete wimp of a man that unfortunately served as ou Commander in Chief? What genius at the Dept of The Navy pushed this? From my understanding warships are called warships for a reason, the name Jimmy Carter known in may circles as failure. He never had a pair to begin with.
TODD | 02.23.05 - 1:40 pm | #

It IS pretty stupid. I was a little surprised someone suggested it, AND that he even agreed. Those guys are gonna feel dumb being on that ship.
adele | 02.23.05 - 1:59 pm | #

I think it's the silliest name ever. I guess because he's a submariner, and this will be the last sea wolf class I read somewhere.

That 100 ft section has lots of uses: Top Ten Capabilities
Pluto's dad | Homepage | 02.23.05 - 2:35 pm | #

Maybe the name is a diversion to lull the enemy into thinking we armed the "Jimmy" with nerf missles and spitwads.
Mongo | Homepage | 02.23.05 - 3:23 pm | #

question: how was this weak willed twit selected to have his name placed on a combat vessel, oxymoron, who selected him, can a ships name be changed. i can see a bunch of seaport fights on this one.
old guy | 02.23.05 - 3:38 pm | #

Don't forget= real sailors and seals will use this sub and all its weopon systems and they will not be under the command of jimmy. PS since when did we start naming boats after living people?
thomas D | 02.23.05 - 8:18 pm | #

I remember when Carter was elected, and was the sub community unhappy.At the time he was elected these officers were senior officers and jr. under him and they didn't like him one bit
Thomas Gray | 02.23.05 - 8:28 pm | #

Does thia mean that Habitat For Humanity outfits, including tool belts, will the new BDUs for covert OPs?
mike lech | Homepage | 02.23.05 - 9:53 pm | #

I gotta agree with Ciggy and Mongo. Maybe we can petition to change the name to the USS Zell Miller. The current situation is just a bad idea.
Rog | 02.24.05 - 12:40 am | #

Pity the outstanding young submariners who are doing their duty for God and their Country. They do a great job, we are proud of them.

Pity they are stuck with such a pathetic name.

I love to wear my cap in honor of the USS Reagan. Thank God ol' Ronnie kicked Jimmy's sorry a$$
JoeS | 02.24.05 - 12:57 am | #

I just want to know if they are going to paint it yellow.


Seriously folks, I think of this as a big F*ck you to Carter from the DoD. It probably chaps his hippy ass that an implement of war is named after him, however ironic.
Archangel | 02.25.05 - 3:05 pm | #

If memory serves, the name was picked during the Clinton administration.
Bill M | 02.26.05 - 3:41 pm | #

The USS Reagen is an Aircraft Carrier, king of the seas.

the USS Jimmy Carter is a submarine, the skulker of the seas.
Henry | Homepage | 02.26.05 - 10:31 pm | #

As an ex-submariner I resemble that skulker of the seas remark, Henry. If you ever wanted to find a Soviet boomer, you would find one of us nearby. The navy does not spend enough on anti sub warfare in my opinion because as any submarner can tell you.. there are ony two types of ships, subs and targets.
thomas D | 02.27.05 - 4:13 pm | #

As an ex-submariner who served during the Carter years, I would rather serve on a target than a boat named after this man.
Mark | 02.27.05 - 9:09 pm | #

Jimmy Carter had one good idea, the turn right on red driving rule. From then on he was left and yellow. I am ashamed that such a mockery was made of the efforts given in the past with such a name as Jimmy Carter by Bill Clinton. Peanuts and cigars!
Ex Submariner
Allan Ward | 02.28.05 - 10:28 pm | #