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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.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Tough Road for Kerry

Fox News

Potential presidential candidates are already announcing their intentions for 2008. But former Democratic nominee John Kerry may have a tough road ahead of him if he wants to run again. When asked by Gallup to name the first thing they think of when they hear "John Kerry for president in 2008," voters were not very encouraging.

The most frequent reactions? One, "Already lost/Had his chance." Two, "Don't like him." Followed by "Dishonest/Don't trust," "Wishy-washy/Too indecisive," "Weak/no backbone," and "Traitor/Disloyal to military."

After all those, coming in at the bottom, just four percent said their first thought was that Kerry "Would make a good candidate."

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