From: adam flinton 

Jeff Shultz wrote:
> janel wrote:
>
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>>On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:53:27 +0100, adam flinton
>> wrote in message
>>news::
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>>
>>>What did HW Bush do?
>>>
>>
>>From http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gb41.html
>>
>>"On his 18th birthday he enlisted in the armed forces. The youngest
>>pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, he flew 58 combat
>>missions during World War II. On one mission over the Pacific as a
>>torpedo bomber pilot he was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire
>>and was rescued from the water by a U. S. submarine.  He was awarded
>>the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action."
>
>
> Oh heck, in my response to Adam I confused the two... I thought he was
> trying to slam Dubya.  Explaining Bush I would have been much simpler, as
> you have pointed out.

But there were thousands of USN flyers. So serve in the navy & then go
on to serve as pol bigwig = ship named after you (& while you're still
alive...)???

Why not keep good old fashioned "vitues" & desireable things
as the basis for names (Independance, Victorious, Valiant etc).

Great Admirals...sure...(dead ones). Great naval Battles....sure...but
living pols? State's names for capital ships..sure.

It's a scam to try & get tax payer's cash shoveled into the navy via vain pols.


Adam

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