"The presidency is a bully pulpit" they always tell us ... Archived Message Posted by Shyaku on December 18, 2020, 6:19 pm, in reply to "Trump tries to do something good; his "aides" stymie him." .. To condition us to the notion that a president cannot actually change anything in the US system of balanced powers, but at least a president can take the high ground: Knowing very well that the street-level is so far below the high ground nobody will very much listen. Until, that is, the president uses the bully pulpit to speak out for people at street level. Ah, then it is different. Then the presidency is not a bully pulpit at all, the president has over-stepped the mark. The president needs to S.T.F.U. - Shyaku Message Thread: Trump tries to do something good; his "aides" stymie him. - Morrissey December 18, 2020, 7:48 am Re: Trump tries to do something good; his "aides" stymie him. - Sinister Burt December 18, 2020, 2:13 pm "The presidency is a bully pulpit" they always tell us ... - Shyaku December 18, 2020, 6:19 pm   Searching