Some presidents are memorialized by large statues in parks or by having museums and monuments named after them.
President George W. Bush may soon also have something named after him, something more than 10,000 people have found to be a good representation of his presidency.
The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco wants to switch the name of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.
That's right, the first idea for a permanent monument to our current president may soon be a sewage plant.
According to an article on Time.com, the proponents of the plan see it as fitting tribute to a president they contend has "plumbed the depths of incompetence."
"We think that it's important to remember our leaders in the right historical context," said Brian McConnell, a member of the group that was formed after friends came up with the renaming idea, according to the article.
Many San Francisco officials think the renaming is a ridiculous and childish idea, according to the article.
However, it is interesting to look at what is really going on here. Presidents have been disliked by the American people, and even hated -- but most received at least a fair amount of respect.
Not George Bush.
With all the good he has done, for I'm sure something positive must have come out of his eight years in office, it seems that President Bush won't be remembered for benefiting our country. He'll never be revered like George Washington or John F. Kennedy, but every time I see a sewer I will definitely think of him.
- Katie
