The Jeb Bush College of Education

[filkertom]

New music software, new music, a possible cure for diabetes... what could possibly screw up a day like this? Oh, right, Republican bullshit. This isn't even the third or fourth most egregious example this morning... but something about it typifies everything about conservative "government" these days.

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[crwilley.livejournal.com]

It doesn't seem to be law just yet - but my *god* the pettiness on display here.

[crwilley.livejournal.com]

And even JEB! himself thinks it's a bad idea (http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/APN/704102976):

"While Gov. Bush appreciates the gesture, he believes public service is an honor in and of itself and naming a building, road or program after an elected official will diminish that service," Levesque [Jeb Bush's spokesperson] wrote in an e-mail. "Additionally, the most appropriate time to name something after an elected official is after their passing."

[cktraveler.livejournal.com]

Note, though, that he hasn't stopped them. He's either going to go ahead and let it through (which would display his ego) or wait until the last minute and turn down the renaming at the ceremony itself (which would be grandstanding for the press and making a big deal out of his humility).

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

the most appropriate time to name something after an elected official is after their passing

We can arrange that!! :-)

[hyrkanian.livejournal.com]

Nauseating. Disgusting and nauseating.

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

Dude... It's Florida.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Which is closer to the line than you might think. My dad and his neighborhood, for instance, have had it up to there with Jeb and are glad he's gone. I've heard similar reports from friends in a few varying counties down there. Yeah, it's slightly red, but there's some common sense trying to bust out down there.

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

My point being Florida has proven, for several years now, that there is much more to ridicule it for than it's suggestive shape.

Tom... It has its own FARK tag, fer cryin' out loud!

Hunt Votes Where the Votes Are

[chiraven.livejournal.com]

The people who didn't like Bush took their vote where THEY had a majority. The people who did like Bush took their vote where THEY had a majority. It's just that the pro-Bush people had a whole lot bigger stick than the anti-Bush people.

I think both sides are being petty. The U of F people are just trying to substitute their elitist ideas about "correct" public policy for that of officials who were elected by the people to set public policy. They admit that. On the other hand, the legislators are just trying to stick it to the U of F people in a display of power that can only be called petty and beneath the dignity of a legislative body. They admit that ... well at least that they were trying to stick it to the University.

Both sides should admit their pettiness, reverse their votes, and stop the nonsense.

Somewhere along the line the custom of waiting until a politician was dead before naming things after him or her got lost. I think that's too bad.

Re: Hunt Votes Where the Votes Are

[kengr]

Thing is, the university has the right to decide not to issue an honorary degree. Happens all the time. And doing so because they don't feel the recipient is worthy is part of the right, since such degrees are supposed to be a sign that the institution in question considers the recipient *very* much better than the average person.

Voting no is just stating an opinion. It's not petty.

While the state legislature has the *power* to change the name, using that power for the reason the did (and incidentally, costing the state a *lot* of money in making all the changes) is petty.

[tomreedtoon.livejournal.com]

It's sheer politics on the Republican side. The man known on local radio here as "Governor Duuuuhhh" didn't do anything exceptional. That may be his only contribution; unlike his brother Dubya he did nothing. But that's still not enough to name a school after him.

[palenoue.livejournal.com]

So let me get this straight:

People on the House Schools and Learning Council have the power to rename the school, despite who may disagree with them?

Hmmmmmmmm... If enough of us can get on that council, could "Fenton Agricultural College" be far behind?

[firedrake-mor.livejournal.com]

Oh, good grief! That man probably can't even spell edukayshun.