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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, November 02, 2006

Dead and Voting

Fox News

As politicians from both parties try to appeal to any and all voter groups — there is one that may be overlooked — dead people. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports New York state voter registration lists include 77,000 dead people — and as many as 2,600 of them have voted.

Democrats back from the grave to cast ballots outnumber Republicans by more than four to one.

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