Presidential carrier names and the question of naval partisanship

Should the U.S. Navy stop naming aircraft carriers after presidents in a more polarized political climate?

The discussion considers either continuing presidential commemoration consistently or changing the convention, while emphasizing that selective omissions could prompt partisan disputes.

Presidential carrier names are discussed as a convention that becomes difficult to change selectively. The concern raised is that omitting particular former presidents could itself become a partisan dispute. Continuing the convention could also produce names contested by different parts of the electorate. A return to historic ship and battle names is considered as an alternative, with attention to where any change would begin. The announced Clinton and George W. Bush names are used to illustrate that transitional question. The stated concern is that naming disputes could make the Navy appear partisan and divert attention from carrier capability and procurement.