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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.

Friday, September 09, 2005

No Bounce in His Step

By John Tabin
The American Spectator


President Bush has a problem. Disasters are generally followed by a bounce in approval for the executive who takes charge. But after Hurricane Katrina there has been no such person, and post-Katrina polling has shown growing frustration with the embarrassing and tragic failures on the local, state, and federal levels. Bush himself has not faired particularly well in the most recent polls on his handling of the disaster...

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