Friday, April 1, 2011

Pentagon Art: $600,000 Gurgling Toad Sculpture

It seems there has been lots of discussion at RS lately about raising taxes, paying down the deficit, and cutting Government spending.

I came across this article today and I've come up with what I feel is a more reasonable option for the following:
A $600,000 frog sculpture that lights up, gurgles "sounds of nature" and carries a 10-foot fairy girl on its back could soon be greeting Defense Department employees who plan to start working at the $700 million Mark Center in Alexandria, Va. this fall. That is unless a new controversy over the price tag of the public art doesn't torpedo the idea.
Decried as wasteful spending that will be seen by just a couple thousand of daily workers who arrive on bus shuttles, foes have tried to delay the decision, expected tomorrow, April 1. But in an E-mail, an Army Corps of Engineers official said that the decision can't be held up because it would impact completion of the huge project.
The City of Alexandria just announced that there are four works of art being considered and that a final decision needs to be made fast. The artwork was put on display for public comment from March 24 to today. The Alexandria News first reported the hasty announcement to decide a winner.
The full story is HERE.

Here are The 4 proposals that have been submitted:

No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4

I'd like to propose a modest 5th option at a cost of only $19,95 to tax payers. I call it, "Tunnel Vision":

No. 5

Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now just hold on a minute! Shouldn't Huckabee serve a term as President before they commission a statue of him?

kelly said...

I think No.5 is more suitable.