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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, August 13, 2007

Pork Report

(Fox News) - The Club for Growth advocacy group has released its report on how members of Congress voted for 50 amendments designed to reduce or cut excessive spending — also called "pork" — from appropriations bills.

The highlights — 16 members voted for all 50 anti-pork measures. All 16 are Republicans. 105 members had a perfect score the other direction — voting against all of the anti-pork amendments. All of those 105 were Democrats.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey did not even vote for his own amendment to strike all earmarks in all appropriations bills.

The Democrat who was the strongest supporter of the anti-pork movement was Tennessee's Jim Cooper — who voted for all but one of the measures.

Only one of the 50 anti-pork amendments passed — that one from Arizona Republican Jeff Flake.

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