Thursday, November 06, 2008

No George Bush sewage plant for San Francisco

It turns out that San Francisco voters didn't think naming a local sewage plant after President George W. Bush was a fitting tribute to the president — or the plant.

Voters on Tuesday rejected Measure R, which would have changed the name of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. More than 69 percent had voted against the idea.

The measure's supporters said it was an appropriate way to memorialize the 43rd president, who they blame for a long list of national woes from the Iraq war to the slumping economy.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

A Profound Disappointment! I thought it was an absolutely ballsy thing to do to suggest this. I am truly sorry this inititiative lost.

MS/Ind

Anonymous said...

I am sure if they picked a Library there would have been protests outside of this city.

KittyBowTie1 said...

No guts, no glory.