Improving the Human Condition

In comments to the Pinochet post, somethingblue points us to the University of Denver honoring George W. Bush for “improving the human condition.” Not surprisingly, some people at the university have just a slight disagreement with this choice. Not former Bush hack Christopher Hill of course, who set the whole thing up. Hill is a dean at the university. We probably don’t really need a recap of why saying Bush improved the human condition is laughable, but the protest at the university provides a good one anyway:

“We do not believe that George W. Bush reflects the values, character, and leadership of an appropriate ‘improving the human condition’ awardee,” the petition states. “As President, George W. Bush’s choices resulted in greater instability and economic hardship worldwide, while even his laudable achievements, like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) were sullied by the promotion of an agenda that hampered prevention and treatment efforts. This is evidenced in the recent Supreme Court decision that ruled certain requirements of the PEPFAR program unconstitutional. Former President George W. Bush left behind a legacy of human rights abuses, including the torture of detainees in extra-territorial jails, preemptive war, domestic surveillance programs, and other egregious actions that deleteriously impact the human condition.”

Now the university has taken the wording away and is going to honor him for unknown reasons. General awesomeness I guess.