Orlando City Council Votes to Rename 800-Foot Stretch of Road the "President Barack Obama Parkway"

Orlando City Council votes to rename 800-foot stretch of road fixed with stimulus dollars the "President Barack Obama Parkway."

Thanks to our stimulus dollars, there is now a 800-foot stretch of Orlando road now named "President Barack Obama Parkway." The City Council voted on Monday to rename a short section of Mission Road between Cason Cove Drive and Conroy Road in Obama’s honor, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Er, who's going to pay to put up the signs? Taxpayers right?

It was a unanimous vote, but not without debate. The original proposal would have left off the title “president,” because the city’s 911 computer system can only handle street names of 18 characters or less (not including "street," "avenue," etc.).

Commissioner Daisy Lynum insisted the title should be included. Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Robert Stuart — both of whom are Democrats — disagreed, pointing out that no other streets named for presidents carry the title."I think we all want to honor the current president, it's just a matter of what to put on the sign," Dyer said. Source

I could think of another name for that stretch of road. No, I won't say it but it's along the lines of a "whimp" for the handling of General McChrystal's recent interview in Rolling Stone Magazine in which he continued to bad mouth the President.