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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, May 10, 2007

No Good Deed...

(Fox News) - A Wisconsin gas station owner who thought he was doing a good deed by offering gasoline discounts to senior citizens and people supporting youth sports organizations has found out about that old adage that no good deed goes unpunished.

The state of Wisconsin has ordered him to raise his prices. The government says offering the discounts violates the state's Unfair Sales Act — which requires stations to sell gas for about nine percent more than the wholesale price.

The owner says he now worries his customers will think that he's eliminating the discounts in order to increase his profits.

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