Yeah I’d bet my next Social Security deposit that if Saint Gabrielle had been a Republican, this wouldn’t be happening.
They probably didn’t even consider naming it after Judge John Roll, a Republican, who actually performed a heroic deed, caught on video (this is the first I’ve heard of his actions). From http://abovethelaw.com/2011/01/judge-john-roll-died-a-hero/ :
“The judge guides Mr. Barber to the ground, shields him with his body, and then tries to push himself and Mr. Barber away from the gunman, who was no more than three to four feet away as he fired, Mr. Kastigar said.
“He pushes Mr. Barber with his right hand and guides him with his left hand. The judge was on top of him and is covering up Mr. Barber, literally lying on top of him, and his back was exposed,” Mr. Kastigar said.
The judge was shot in the back. Ms. Giffords remains in the hospital in serious condition, and doctors said Tuesday that she continued to improve.
He was there that day to see his friend, Ms. Giffords. Yes, she is showing a type of heroism in her fight to get back to being as normal as possible, but his level of heroism is far more worthy and appropriate as a name for a naval vessel.
Like others have said, I am sorry get got hurt and I am glad she is getting better. But other people were killed, including a federal judge. This deification of Giffords is an attempt to perpetuate the myth the her assailant was a Tea Partier.