How about the “USS BUDGET DEFICIT”-has a nice ring to it…also accurately describes the state we are in.
Am I the only one who thought of “air conditioning” and “alternating current” before “aircraft” when reading the thread title?
Well, OK. But for sake of fairness, we ought to rename Social Security to something like Unfunded Obligation, and Medicare to Budget Buster.
Since I don’t see that happening, you’re stuck with ships named after politicians who screwed the budget up, and not the budget.
Playing for keeps, were they?
I’m waiting for the USS Robert S McNamara
Well, there’s a USS Ford, Lincoln and Falcon. That has McNamara’s career prior to the DoD covered.
No please never never
Not national significance, but Stennis and Vinson were both very influential in the development of the Navy that exists today. And they are the only two with ships named after them.
You’ve been reading Ian Banks , have’nt you.
Declan