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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.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Throwdown in Trenton: What Leadership Looks Like

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is taking on the state's entrenched special interests, shrinking government and fixing the budget hole -- all without raising taxes. He's doing in his state what the tea party movement is demanding of the federal government.



(By Chris Field, Townhall.com) - After years of aimless wandering through the post-Reagan desert, the search for a conservative political leader may finally be over.

A young Republican from New Jersey is spreading the gospel of small government, fiscal restraint and responsible governing. Many elder politicos of Washington may dismiss his preaching as heresy; but the young governor’s words have enthralled many voters looking for real change and a restoration of common sense in government.

More than his words, Gov. Chris Christie’s actions during his short tenure in office to date are making a real difference, both in lifting the state of New Jersey out from underneath its overwhelming debt and in reigniting Ronald Reagan’s brand of small-government conservatism.

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