By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
If Barack Obama can’t buy a vowel (or a building) in Willingboro, New Jersey, Save Jerseyans, then it’s time to hang it up. Game over. The lamest of all lame ducks.
But that’s where he’s at today. After causing a national stir by moving to change its town center’s name from JFK to Obama, Willingboro’s council did an about-face on Tuesday night and rescinded its early August decision to rename the Kennedy Center.
Click here to read full coverage form the Burlington County Times.
As an alumni of this school I cannot express how happy I am. A fellow alumni spearheaded a petition and had over 1200 signatures opposing the name change. Hundreds showed up at the township meeting last night. Willingboro Twp. Was gracious in acknowledging it had made a mistake. An example of what can be accomplished in a democracy when done the right way.