New "historic" site in Florida, not real far from Disney and Busch

[rzemanfl]

Gardens, take the kiddies:

"NEW PORT RICHEY - A bronze plaque commemorating President George W. Bush's election stop here during the 2004 campaign will be dedicated at 3:30 p.m. April 29 at Sims Park, between Main and Bank streets."

This is in Pasco County, Florida. They are actually going to list it as a historical site in their brochures. I wonder if they plan on having a 24 hour guard on this obscenity?

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBAXU22P7E.html

[Fenris]

1. Well, that doesn't scream "OUR TOWN HAS NOTHING ELSE!"

[Politicub]

2. Florida and Ohio seemed to be on a psyco

race to the bottom. When I think it's impossible to loathe a state more than I do Florida, something like this happens.

I have noticed, interestingly enough, that in my trade, there are far fewer conferences and tradeshows in Florida. Actually, I'm fortunate that I haven't had to go to Florida for a conference for the past four years. Prior to this, I would find myself in Orlando at least once a year.

Speaking of FL, they privatized the foster care program. Are they freaking nuts? It's horrific to think of how coldly a private company will deal in the disadvantaged child trade.

[rzemanfl]

7. Pasco County is an interesting mix of old time Florida hicks and

people who can't afford the house prices in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.

Privatized foster care has been a disaster. Go to the St. Petersburg Times website and search the names "Family Continuity Programs" and "Hillsborough Kids, Inc." When this program got started nobody would touch it until the legislature enacted a liability cap for them.

[whistle]

3. It will feature a breath-taking roller coaster ride called....

...The BushCo Whirly Dip simulating the economic ups and downs of the Bush Administration policies while images of Bush spoke-persons are projected on the car monitors pledging than each dip is a turn toward prosperity and the final run on the ride is a crash into the Wall Street/Social Security station.

[Asirac]

4. So....

Is anyone up for some protesting??

[rzemanfl]

5. I actually was thinking of peeing on the thing. n/t

[rzemanfl]

6. Actually the traffic in New Port Richey is so bad you wouldn't want

to go there unless you had to.