[wisty]

The Hollowmen (an Australian political sitcom, somewhere between Yes, Minister and The Thick of it) had something like this. The Prime Minister wanted a building, so he could get his name on it. The problem is, Canberra (the capitol) was already full of buildings with Prime Minister's names on them, and there wasn't any space to put anything new.

It's a great photo-op. "This $x million building will teach a new generation of students".

There's also the scope for corruption, when they pick the builders, but that's another story.

[akadien]

> There's also the scope for corruption, when they pick the builders, but that's another story.

I live in Louisiana. Tell me about it!

[wisty]

Sorry, not being American I know next to nothing about Louisiana; other than it's got gators, and All the King's Men was shot there.

[akadien]

We also have New Orleans, Mardi Gras, and much political corruption and cronyism.