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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Monday, May 09, 2005

If politicians err, blame those bad old neighbors

From the Carolina Journal Online:

Winston-Salem Journal columnist Paul O'Connor writes about state leaders eagerly increasing taxes, approving state-sponsored gambling, and handing out large corporate incentives, all while using the defense that our neighboring states are doing the same.

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