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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.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Brunstetter leads fundraising effort for 31st

OK, I've changed my mind. Brunstetter may be bought and Tabor's a well-to-do hobbyist with an odd agenda. Go Whisenhunt!

From today's WSJ:

Brunstetter received more than $178,000 in campaign contributions through April 15. During the same period, Nathan Tabor raised more than $63,000, and Gloria Whisenhunt raised nearly $27,000.
...Brunstetter's opponents criticized him for the large number of donations he received from the business community. "It tells me that he'll be obligated to big business and special interests," Whisenhunt said.
...Most of Tabor's campaign money through April 15 came from contributions from family members or from himself. Tabor, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 2004 and runs a Web site for conservative commentary, contributed $25,000 to his own campaign. Other family members contributed a total of $13,000. His family owns Revival Soy Inc., which makes nutritional soy products.

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