Should there be a USS Carter

Blog Father Harvey over at Bad Example has an excellent blog on the USS Carter. Make sure you read his comments too. He has a link to where the discussion originated as well.

Anyone who was affiliated with the military during his administration does not regard former President Carter with any great affinity. That would of course include me. Although the years have quelled the great animosity I felt towards him while he was in office, the memories have lingered and at this point, I feel nothing but apathy when I speak of him or hear his name. Although I think he thought he was doing the right thing, and I think he is a moral man, he was not a good President. The distinction in my eyes, between Clinton and Carter, is just that… Carter I believe had his heart in the right place and is a moral man. He was just a poor choice for leadership of such a great country… especially for one that was still having a difficult time trying to get over an enormous country shaking scandal such as Watergate, let alone Viet Nam.

Take a look at his discussion. I didn’t post on it yesterday, although I commented on his blog. I had to give it more thought as his last commenter brought up some good points. However, I stand with Harvey on this. Unless we have documentation of how Rickover really felt, I can’t just believe interpretation of words, although his interpretation may very well be true. And Carter was a President, even if he was a lousy one. I have no issues with it. Let us just hope bad karma does not follow the crews aboard this vessel…