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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, August 30, 2007

Some Transport Issues To Study

By John Hood
Carolina Journal

RALEIGH –
It seems there will be no special legislative session on transportation. Gov. Mike Easley, House Speaker Joe Hackney, and Senate leader Marc Basnight met Tuesday and reportedly discussed the alternative of convening a special study commission to examine North Carolina’s transportation system.

Mark me down as strongly in favor of the study option. I lack a financial stake in any Raleigh-area restaurants but retain a significant personal stake in free-flowing traffic around the capitol. Plus, I fear that legislators have a political stake in free-flowing tax money. So I saw nothing but bad news when the prospect of a special session arose. Its main purpose would have been to rush through a new package of tax increases and bonded debts.

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