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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, June 19, 2008

Drilling For Answers on Obama's Claims

By Jim Geraghty
National Review Online

An Obama fan writes in to defend the candidate in the matter of four recent claims disputed by Hugh Hewitt.

* That off-shore oil production would only drop gas prices by a few cents in five years
* That an investment of 250 billion dollars five years ago would have produced an engine that didn't require fossil fuels.
* That the technology exists to get 100 miles per gallon.
* That we could move to 40 MPG fuel standards for cars.

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