With President George W. Bush's term in office headed for history, some residents in liberal San Francisco are preparing a parting gift of sorts for the lame duck leader.
A group submitted a proposal Monday for a November ballot measure to rename a sewage treatment plant after Bush.
Supporters of the George W. Bush Sewage Plant turned in more than 10,000 signatures to qualify the initiative, which needs just over 7,000 valid names to be put before voters.
"As we near the end of George W Bush’s presidency, we think it is important to select a fitting monument to this president’s work," the petition reads. "On matters ranging from foreign relations to fiscal and environmental stewardship, no other president in American history has accomplished so much in such a short time."
Proponents of the renaming plan see it as fitting tribute to a president they contend has created a mess with the war in Iraq and neglected domestic economic issues.
The chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party has promised to fight the measure if it does make the ballot.
The civic structure in question is currently called Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. A spokesman for the city agency that runs it says the plant actually has a solid environmental record.
A group submitted a proposal Monday for a November ballot measure to rename a sewage treatment plant after Bush.
Supporters of the George W. Bush Sewage Plant turned in more than 10,000 signatures to qualify the initiative, which needs just over seven thousand valid names to be put before voters.
"As we near the end of George W Bush’s presidency, we think it is important to select a fitting monument to this president’s work," the petition reads. "On matters ranging from foreign relations to fiscal and environmental stewardship, no other president in American history has accomplished so much in such a short time."
Proponents of the renaming plan see it as fitting tribute to a president they contend has created a mess with the war in Iraq and neglected domestic economic issues.
The chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party has promised to fight the measure if it does make the ballot.
The civic structure in question is currently called Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. A spokesman for the city agency that runs it says the plant actually has a solid environmental record.
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