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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.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Social Security: Bad for the Democrats

From the Cato Institute:

When he broke ranks with his party's leadership last month and proposed an alternative to President Bush's push for personal retirement accounts, Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida said, "I have the largest amount [sic] of Social Security recipients of any Democrat anywhere in the country. My allegiance to seniors is greater than my allegiance to the Democratic Party."

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