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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.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Overdue Budget Demonstrates Flaws

From John Hood's Daily Journal:

RALEIGH – I was wrong.

Some weeks ago, I predicted on “N.C. Spin” that House and Senate negotiators would hammer out a compromise by the end of July. Now, it appears, there may be a third vote to enact a continuing resolution while legislative leaders continue to jockey for position on a host of issues, many only tangentially related to the spending plan itself.

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