Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Proverbial Shitstorm

Sometimes things are so good that you couldn't have made them up if you tried. A group of "zany" San Francisco residents (The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco) have started a petition to rename a local sewage treatment plant for our illustrious 43rd president. Yes, folks Dubya's name would officially be attached to shit. It seems fitting.

Anyway, they have gathered about 8,500 signatures to get the initiative on the ballet in November. You need just under 7,200 signatures, but officials have to verify that all of the signatures they have received have come from San Francisco voters.

What is even funnier is that the treatment plant, who seems to get the joke, doesn't want to be associated with the president. The San Francisco Utilities Commission owns the site and their spokesperson, Tony Winnicker had this to say about the "award-winning" facility:

"If you are looking for a place to make a negative statement about the Bush administration's impact on the environment, this would be the last place to do it."

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