{"id":10481,"date":"2007-04-11T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2007-04-11T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/archives\/10481.html"},"modified":"2007-04-11T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2007-04-11T18:00:09","slug":"youll-honor-jeb-bush-whether-you-want-to-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/youll-honor-jeb-bush-whether-you-want-to-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"You’ll honor Jeb Bush — whether you want to or not"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago, the faculty Senate at the University of Florida voted to reject<\/a> a proposal to give former Gov. Jeb Bush (R) an honorary degree, citing, in part, Bush’s education initiatives. <\/p>\n

The UF professors seemed to be sending a message. Yesterday, Republicans in the legislature sent one of their own<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Upset by this lack of Jeb Bush adoration, the conservative-controlled House Schools & Learning Council voted yesterday to force the university to rename its education school the “Jeb Bush College of Education<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Over the faculty’s opposition, the school will now have “to erect ‘suitable markers’ noting the college’s new name and include the revised name in all university documents, including catalogues and brochures.” The lawmakers acknowledge they “came up with the idea as an answer” to the faculty’s denial of Bush’s honorary degree.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wish I could say I’m surprised by the stunning pettiness of it all, but it is Florida’s Republican-led legislature, where Bush backers are sycophantic to the point of embarrassment.<\/p>\n

Two unrelated thoughts. First, if the legislature approves the mandatory name change, how often do you suppose UF students will vandalize those “suitable markers”?<\/p>\n

And second, is it me or do Republicans seem kind of obsessed with naming things after other Republicans?
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\nWe had Washington National Airport right across the river from DC. Not anymore, said Republican lawmakers, who mandated that it be changed to Reagan<\/i> National Airport.<\/p>\n

We had the Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House, where most WH staffers work. Not anymore, said Republican lawmakers, who mandated that it be changed to the Eisenhower<\/i> Executive Office Building.<\/p>\n

The White House Press Briefing Room became the James Brady<\/i> Press Briefing Room. CIA headquarters became the George Bush<\/i> Center for Intelligence. The Peace Corps headquarters in DC became the Paul Coverdell<\/i> Peace Corps headquarters. Houston’s airport became George Bush<\/i> Intercontinental Airport. The list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if University of Florida will be forced to rename it’s College of Education after Jeb or not — it would be a ridiculous exercise in partisan vanity — but I find it odd that Republicans place such a high emphasis on renaming buildings for their GOP allies. It sounds like forced legacy creation, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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