GA Congressperson sponsors bill to rename Gravelly Point Park in Arlington after Nancy Reagan

[Anonymous]

I thought Republicans were supposed to be about local control. This is so obnoxious. The Georgia GOP congressperson didn't even give her counterpart representing that area a heads-up about the bill.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/here-we-go-again-republicans-want-to-rename-gravelly-point-after-nancy-reagan/2018/01/17/ecd6726e-fbb2-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html?utm_term=.57cbea26d66e

House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would rename Gravelly Point Park after former first lady Nancy Reagan, roiling local residents who are still upset about the renaming of Washington National Airport for Ronald Reagan 20 years ago.

The bill passed the House Natural Resources Committee along party lines over the objections of Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), who accused Republicans of forcing the name change despite a complete lack of local support or input.

“I have great respect for Nancy Reagan .?.?. ,” Beyer said. “But this bill is the equivalent of someone coming in and changing the furniture in your house without asking you. First, you would have liked them to ask you, and even if you do like the furniture, you probably would have wanted input since it’s your house.”

Gravelly Point is adjacent to the airport. Renaming it the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park would honor the couple at the gateway to the nation’s capital, said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.).

[Anonymous]

I saw that earlier today in WTOP and can't believe this is the ridiculous nonsense Congressional Republicans are wasting their time and our money on. Hice is a moron and let's not even get started on the useless idiot that is Grover Norquist.

[Anonymous]

Anything sounds better than "Gravely Point" and "Roaches Run".

Attach it to a funding bill and be done with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anything sounds better than "Gravely Point" and "Roaches Run".

Attach it to a funding bill and be done with it.

I like Gravelly Point. I hope that once the Democrats flip the House in 2018 that someone goes to this GA R-Congressperson's district and start naming things after the Clintons and Obamas.

[Anonymous]

Why do substantive work when you can be petty instead.

[Anonymous]

What the hell?

[Anonymous]

I don't like it when they change any names of buildings, streets, schools, etc.

[Anonymous]

I grew up here, and always loved Gravelly Point. National airport will always be National.

It's fascinating how the party of fiscal conservatism finds such creative ways to waste taxpayer dollars.

[Anonymous]

“Just say no!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Just say no!”

Damn. Beat me to that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up here, and always loved Gravelly Point. National airport will always be National.

It's fascinating how the party of fiscal conservatism finds such creative ways to waste taxpayer dollars.

+1 Brought to you by the "anti-big government party" that supports local control.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm, I’m not sure that Jody would have been OK with Nancy.

''If the woman's within the authority of her husband, I don't see a problem,'' Dr. Jody Hice of the Bethlehem First Baptist church in Barrow County said of women in positions of political power.
http://onlineathens.com/stories/021504/new_20040215071.shtml#.WmF2kf9OmhA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw that earlier today in WTOP and can't believe this is the ridiculous nonsense Congressional Republicans are wasting their time and our money on. Hice is a moron and let's not even get started on the useless idiot that is Grover Norquist.

You should see what other ridiculous nonsense he votes for!
https://republicinsanity.tumblr.com/tagged/Jody-Hice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmmm, I’m not sure that Jody would have been OK with Nancy.

''If the woman's within the authority of her husband, I don't see a problem,'' Dr. Jody Hice of the Bethlehem First Baptist church in Barrow County said of women in positions of political power.
http://onlineathens.com/stories/021504/new_20040215071.shtml#.WmF2kf9OmhA

So true!!!! Girlfriend would have smacked Hice with an Oscar De La Renta-gloved open hand.

[Anonymous]

Politics aside, wouldn't it wreak havoc with Google Maps, Ubers, and tourists if you have two Reagan landmarks right next to each other? smh