Comments on: Bush Sewage Plant

By: julita

julita — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:58:34 +0000

Actually, this sewage treatment plant represents the opposite of everything that Bush has stood for. The plant protects the environment by treating wastewater and storm drain runoff, cleaning the waste out of the water and purifying it before releasing it into the ocean. The plant is all about water conservation and reducing pollution. So while I understand the satirical objective, naming this facility after G.W.B. really kind of misses the point, and is more an insult to the SF water treatment system than anything else. It's an award-winning, state-of-the-art, scientifically-based, environmentally-friendly facility. I don't think it's very nice to the people who work there to turn their jobsite into a potty-mouth joke about the president. Also, the effort that went into getting this on the ballot could have gone into something that would do some actual good instead of a stupid joke.

By: rodney dill

rodney dill — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:11:35 +0000

I for one would like to propose the

President William Jefferson Clinton Sperm Bank

Now there's an appropriate legacy.

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:06:29 +0000

Finally, a good target for the Reagan Legacy project.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:15 +0000

I'm a supporter of Bush, but I don't see a problem for this. If they put it on the ballot and the voters decide it is a good idea, go for it.

Of course, I suspect that we in Texas might be able to find a lunatic asylum that we could name after the junior senator from Illinois.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:17:31 +0000

Wasn't it Churchill that said "Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others".

Use of "Democracy" in that context is a falacy in and of itself, since both we and the brits at the time, have what amounts to a representitive Republic.

By: Grewgills

Grewgills — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:51:34 +0000

It's not an appropriate choice. Sewage plants clean up messes.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:51:06 +0000

Interesting that this post should follow so close on the heels of a post entitled "The Fallacy of mass appeal." What is direct Democracy but that, after all?

Wasn't it Churchill that said "Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others".

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:25:47 +0000

Interesting that this post should follow so close on the heels of a post entitled "The Fallacy of mass appeal."

What is direct Democracy but that, after all?