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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, October 25, 2007

Tight Fisted

(Fox News) - Several conservative congressional Democrats have refused to give money to the party's campaign committee during the past several months — because of tensions with anti-war Democrats.

The Politico newspaper reports many of the so-called "Blue Dog Democrats" are still upset with a statement from California Democrat Lynn Woolsey last summer. Woolsey encouraged anti-war groups to field primary challengers against fellow Democrats who did not vote to end the war.

Other Dems who have not given to the campaign fund site the need for cash in their own hotly-contested races. But some who are sitting on huge campaign war chests are still refusing to pony up.

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