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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.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Bush's 'callous disregard'

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher makes the Dixie Chicks sound like bosom buddies of President George W. Bush.

Politics being politics, it's easy to dismiss the antipathy liberals have for Mr. Bush. But Bush has lost the support -- and even the respect -- of Mr. Rohrabacher. The California Republican is serving his ninth term and has a lifetime score of 95 from the American Conservative Union. He also has had it with a commander in chief who prefers surrender to being the defender of America's defenseless border with Mexico.

Rohrabacher said the minute two unjustly convicted men who had been Border Patrol agents turned themselves in to start their sentences last week was when he decided he'd no longer hold back any honest comment anymore.

"The nastiness in his personality had been in check until now," he says about President Bush. "Exposing it to the public is pretty disgusting. He has a callous disregard for those who place their lives on the line for us."


Dimitri Vassilaros

When evaluating the whole title of "worst President," I think one must categorize the criteria. For sheer ineptitude, you can't beat Jimmy Carter or Woodrow Wilson. But under the category of soul-less, evil power whore, Bush has the competition beat by miles. And yes, that even includes Bill Clinton.

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