USS Olympia

Michelle Malkin has started blogging and, given her straightforward thoroughness and accuracy in reporting, her blog will be a regular read by Interested-Participant.

Michelle's got a story posted about the USS Olympia, a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine home ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, although it's named after Olympia, Washington. The city council in Olympia has been tussling for weeks on whether to allow the sub to visit the city. It seems the local government and some of the citizenry are populated with anti-military elements.

In summary, the Olympia City Council ultimately passed a resolution to allow the submarine to visit the city with the stipulation that the officers and crew be encouraged to view a four-hour videotape taken during a public hearing so they could understand "the myriad of issues and diverse views raised by the potential visit of the USS Olympia to our community."

Yes, they want the crew to undergo sensitivity training. Why? So the leftist moonbats in Olympia can feel better about themselves. It would be a complete waste of time for the sailors. Understandably, while the controversy bubbled, the Navy canceled the visit to Olympia.