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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, February 01, 2007

RE: FREE THE FITZGERALD ONE!

That's interesting. For the first time ever, I find myself in total disagreement with nearly everything Ann has written. However, unlike all liberals and too many conservatives, I have a problem with the content, not the tone.

My first rebuttal is thus:

No, Ann, if you want us to defend conservatives, then find us some who are actually conservative to defend. And don't hand me Trent Lott, Bob Dole, or George Bush. Hell, even Dick Cheney has his lefty moments. If you want us to join in with those of you who defend, then you have to stop defending the indefensible, or, as Rush Limbaugh himself put it, carrying water for people who don't deserve to have it carried. You have to stop creating paper-thin excuses for the decidedly un-conservative things these people do. And yes, Ann, you have more than your share of cheerleading moments in the public record.

Even leaving that aside, I'm not real sure what Ann wants conservatives to do. Conservatives don't do the group-think thing. They don't organize boycotts or djinn up demonstrations at the drop of a hat. They're not members of the herd, striving for attention. It's part of what makes them conservative.

I'm a little disappointed that Ann would resort to the tired old straw-man that pubbies go native because no one is there to hold their widdle hands and tell them not to. Maybe she needs to take a break for a while. One can only shout into the wind for so long before wondering if anyone is listening

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