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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.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Shocker: Rep Jackie Speier (D-CA) Admits to House She Had an Abortion

(By Jonathon M. Seidl, The Blaze) - Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) made a shocking admission on the House last night while debating whether or not to defund Planned Parenthood (PP): she’s had an abortion.

The admission was followed by a curious defense of PP. According to Speier, defunding PP has nothing to do with creating jobs or cutting the deficit, and thus Congress should not be considering the issue. She also compared PP to Haliburton, and said Democrats were much more respectable for refraining from anti-Haliburton legislation despite its indiscretions, insinuating Republicans should also look past PP’s recent troubles:




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