George Bush Park is on fire

[Emit]

KATY, Texas – Businesses on the east side of Highway 6 were being evacuated Tuesday as multiple fire departments battled a grass fire in George Bush Park.

The fire was burning on the park grounds, just north of the 16500 block of Westheimer Parkway. Fire officials said the flames were moving to the northeast.

The fire was located in the center of the park, but businesses on the west side of Highway 6 from Westheimer to Noble were being evacuated as a precaution.

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http://www.khou.com/news/Grass-fire-burning-in-George-Bush-Park-129755873.html

[WilliamPitt]

1. No comment.

[tosh]

3. None. Whatsoever.

[malaise]

6. Ditto n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Ditto Ditto n/t

[madrchsod]

2. jesus h christ..why wasn`t he out there clearing brush

[intheflow]

26. ..

:spray:

[EOTE]

33. LMAO. NT

[Hepburn]

4. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....

....too bad it is not Dubya himself in hell fires.

[Journeyman]

5. Could this be God using a burning Bush to talk to Parry?. . .

A celestial prompt that he should get off the campaign trail and at least try to be of use. . .

[DFW]

7. Where's the proper headline? I wanna see "BURNING BUSH!!" n/t

[tawadi]

25. !!!

:spray:

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. A neighbor of mine works right there. We need rain so very badly.

[Emit]

9. yes it looks horribly dry there

I grew up in Alief, btw

[Emit]

14. My friends back home tell me that's the last of the brushy woods that is left in the area

I haven't been back in 25 years, so I'm trying to invision where this is

These fires are terrible; so sad.

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. It's a park. It's on fire. People are suffering because of it. Who gives a FUCK what the name is?

Yay! Bush Park is burning! What next? "Those people deserve what they get for being Texans anyway..."

[oneshooter]

12. Too many DUers put their politics over their humanity. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. Human suffering and the destruction of nature is being rec'd because of a name.

All the way to the Greatest Page. Only on DU.

[girl gone mad]

18. That's not why I recced it.

Can't speak for anyone else, but I know people who live in the area. Didn't even consider the political aspect.

[SammyWinstonJack]

31. Thank You. It's so dry here, scary dry.

:-(

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. The symbolism is ironic

But I hope they can bring this under control for the people involved.

[Emit]

17. Folks I know who live very close to where this fire is tell me

that the fire might be able to be contained by a bayou on one side. I don't know for sure if this is really so. I too hope they can control this. I live in NV now and know what brush fires can do. The activity in Texas right now is just incredible: http://ticc.tamu.edu/Response/FireActivity/

[Catlover827]

19. We live in Sugar Land and I think I can see some of the smoke from our house

The park name is too delicious, but I hope the fire can be stopped.

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. "too delicious"

Fuck me.

None of the animals that will die even know what delicious is.

None of the humans who might lose homes and businesses think this is "delicious".

But let's cheer the destruction of nature because of the name.

You've got to be kidding.

[TBF]

32. They were saying in the paper last night that they thought it would

be contained. I sure hope so. That one is not so far from us - about 45 minutes on the highway.

[blogslut]

16. I wish I were surprised at the disgusting disregard expressed in this thread

But I'm not.

[Earth_First]

20. Not enough brush clearing. n/t

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[Owl]

22. No comment.

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. Liar Liar, Park on Fire

[zinnisking]

27. I heard the W. Bush library burned down too.

When George heard about it, he was devastated because there was only one book in it so far and he never got to finish coloring it.

ETA: When delivered correctly, it's a pretty funny joke.

[hobbit709]

28. so far Perry has managed to.

1. Burn down the Governor's Mansion
2. Half of West TX
3. Half of Central TX
4. He's now working on E. TX.

All these fires make me wonder who he's really praying to.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

35. If nothing else, it does appear he may not be getting the answer he expected.

I shudder to imagine what what's in store for Texas in the future. x(

[HughBeaumont]

29. Uh . . .

. . . yeah . . .

[TBF]

30. I was so sad when I saw that in the Chron last night -

that park (and especially the Millie Bush dog park within it) is the best thing I can name that is associated with that family.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

34. When did they change the name of the park?

I used to go there back in the mid 1990's and it was called the Cullen-Barker. Is it named after Little Bush or Daddy Bush?

I'm sad it's burning. It was a great park.