SecNav Ray Mabus intends to name the latest addition to the fleet -- a supply ship -- the USS César Chávez.Chávez' sole connection with the Navy was a two-year hitch which he described as "the two worst years of my life." His sole contribution to this country was as a labor organizer.Do we have a USS John L. Lewis? Nooo. Do we have a USS Eugene V. Debs? Nooo. How about a USS James R. Hoffa? Nooo. So, why a USS César Chávez?Simple -- in 2009, the Progressives-in-Power decided that it was high time to start naming ships after political activists, regardless...
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