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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.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

A Glimpse of Evil

New York Sun

A glimpse of evil as ghastly as Americans got in Virginia yesterday tends to cast a pall over the nation. President Bush spoke for millions when he said, "We hold the victims in our hearts. We lift them up in our prayers and we ask a loving God to comfort those who are suffering today." Millions got up as they ordinarily do yesterday and expected to spend a normal day, only to find themselves glued to the television sets as the grim story unfolded. Parents thought about their children. Children thought about their friends. From all walks of life people tried to comprehend the kind of monster that stalked the Virginia Tech campus.

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