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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, October 28, 2005

After Miers (Lessons for the president's next nomination.)

From OpinionJournal.com:

The withdrawal of Harriet Miers's nomination to the Supreme Court was going to happen sooner or later, so better that it happened yesterday, which is to say quickly and before any Senate hearings. The issue now is whether President Bush draws the proper lessons from this unhappy episode as he contemplates his next nominee.

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