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Please DU this poll: Should a portion of Highway 75 in Dallas be renamed to honor Pres G W Bush? (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 OP
Isn't there a garbage dump along the southern part of I-75? ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2013 #1
There's a road outside of Waco, on the way to Crawford proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #5
Done k&r Sedona Mar 2013 #2
Done! Great results, so far. Frustratedlady Mar 2013 #3
If it distracts the wingnuts, I could care less Recursion Mar 2013 #4
What a shock. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #6
OK, I'll bite, why do you care? Recursion Mar 2013 #11
Why do I have to care to vote in a poll? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #42
done andlor Mar 2013 #7
Yeah, that's perfect. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #8
Rec'ing for the late morning crew..because.. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #9
I have always been against the naming of highways other than their numeric designation Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #10
Don't they have a sewage treatment plant jsr Mar 2013 #12
Tried that in San Francisco and the voters decided W wasn't worthy of the honor Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #32
NOT WORTHY of having his name on a sewage treatment plant... DearHeart Mar 2013 #35
Only if there's a section where the hookers and druggies congregate malthaussen Mar 2013 #13
That would be Harry Hines BLVD. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #54
Depends. Is it the most deadly stretch of highway in the country? n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #14
If they pay AC/DC for use of the name IDemo Mar 2013 #15
I was thinking "My way or the" Highway reteachinwi Mar 2013 #17
I vote for Shrub Path, lined with pet goats! DearHeart Mar 2013 #37
[snort] 86% say NO, do not rename it for whatsis. CurtEastPoint Mar 2013 #16
Yes. krispos42 Mar 2013 #18
10:1 NO! eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #19
Just like..... MyOwnPeace Mar 2013 #20
I suggest renaming Livingston County (Michigan) Highway D32 in his honor instead. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #21
No. n/t Greybnk48 Mar 2013 #22
Dubya Dpm12 Mar 2013 #23
Yes. The ditch would be a good part.... Evasporque Mar 2013 #24
I was thinking the ditch would make a fine compromise as well. bluedigger Mar 2013 #25
If they do end-up Newest Reality Mar 2013 #26
It should be called Politicalboi Mar 2013 #27
Getting killed...everyone loathes the putz... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #28
Done, K&R stevenleser Mar 2013 #29
Did we run out of good names? nt nyquil_man Mar 2013 #30
Only if it was lined with IEDs and supporters of the Iraq war drove on it kairos12 Mar 2013 #31
Done and rec'd - 86% "NO" right now williesgirl Mar 2013 #33
The noes have it. 86% no. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #34
yes, as long as that portion is never maintained, kept off the books, and costs Texas 10 times librechik Mar 2013 #36
I have names olddots Mar 2013 #38
The NO's still have it at 86%-14% Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #39
Only if said portion of the highway ends in a cliff that plunges drivers to their death. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #40
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? n/t HangOnKids Mar 2013 #45
Not enough.... I kid I kid. :-P Right back at ya'! Hope things are well with you. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #46
LOL!!!! proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #48
Should rename malfunction junction in Tampa after him. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2013 #41
Done !!! - K & R !!! - 86% NO !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #43
Bwahahah only 13% in favor, - in Texas! 4_TN_TITANS Mar 2013 #44
What a stupid idea. Liberal In Texas Mar 2013 #47
They named one of the Houston airports after Poppy Bush. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #49
Aw Hell No ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #50
Only if it leads straight to hell. Warpy Mar 2013 #51
Or shuffles that asshole to prison n/t ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #52
Sure! It's the part with wrong turns, false exits, and no real direction! nt cbrer Mar 2013 #53
Sign said "To Downtown Dallas" ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #55

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
5. There's a road outside of Waco, on the way to Crawford
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 09:37 AM
Mar 2013

that is named after Dubya. There are also signs along that road telling drivers that the county dump is near by. Pretty funny sign placement. Saw this in 2007. Hope it's still there.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
3. Done! Great results, so far.
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 09:32 AM
Mar 2013

14% for, 86% against.

Maybe it will send a message to the family that Americans have had enough of them.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
4. If it distracts the wingnuts, I could care less
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 09:34 AM
Mar 2013

Hell, name the entire Interstate after him and move on. Interstate naming rights absolutely aren't worth spending any time on, IMO.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
11. OK, I'll bite, why do you care?
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 10:17 AM
Mar 2013

Why do you care what the Interstate is named? Give the mouth-breathers something to chew on.

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
42. Why do I have to care to vote in a poll?
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 02:23 PM
Mar 2013

It's called entertainment, amusement. A diversion from the usual problems of the world we can't always solve.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)
10. I have always been against the naming of highways other than their numeric designation
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 10:04 AM
Mar 2013

So this was an easy one for me.

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
20. Just like.....
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 10:53 AM
Mar 2013

naming an airport after the man that fired all of the air traffic controllers - WAY TOO WRONG!

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,166 posts)
21. I suggest renaming Livingston County (Michigan) Highway D32 in his honor instead.
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 10:59 AM
Mar 2013

Ten Bucks, a Toyota or an I-Pad to anyone who gets my reference and posts it here.

Evasporque

(2,133 posts)
24. Yes. The ditch would be a good part....
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 11:42 AM
Mar 2013

G.W. Bush Ditch in honour of where his leadership drove the nation.

Drunk fratboy drives nation into ditch. one of my all time favourite headlines.

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)
25. I was thinking the ditch would make a fine compromise as well.
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 11:46 AM
Mar 2013

We have to relearn how to compromise somewhere.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
26. If they do end-up
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 12:01 PM
Mar 2013

naming it after the Shrub, I don't think I would want to take that road because we all know where it leads.

Maybe there should be a crime family bypass, in that case?

librechik

(30,674 posts)
36. yes, as long as that portion is never maintained, kept off the books, and costs Texas 10 times
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 12:27 PM
Mar 2013

as much as any other stretch of highway.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
39. The NO's still have it at 86%-14%
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 01:14 PM
Mar 2013

It's had to understand that 14% would want another Bush street to constantly remind them of him starting a 11 year war for personal reasons and running us into debt. Maybe if people stopped at each corner and wished him an eternity in hell...it might be worth it.

Liberal In Texas

(13,542 posts)
47. What a stupid idea.
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 03:14 PM
Mar 2013

Weirder things happen in the Texas Lege, but if it passes nobody but nobody would even use the name, even the most RW repuke.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
49. They named one of the Houston airports after Poppy Bush.
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 12:11 AM
Mar 2013

The real name of it is "Intercontinental".
We natives call it "Intergalactic".

They also named a loop around Dallas after Poppy Bush.

I don't want to see ANYTHING named after Shrub except the ditch, and other suggested places mentioned above.

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