At some point in the life span of any topic, the phrase "low hanging fruit" should fade away, because it is no longer apt. On account of the low hanging fruit being picked. Not so with so many Bush and former Bush officials. With them, the supply of low hanging fruit is endless and inexhaustible. It is just as plentiful now as it was in the beginning and middle of Bush's tenure.

And now, with the onset of a new Democratic administration, the supply will remain just as plentiful as ever, but it will simply move to various media institutions, think tanks, and corporations, as the cockroaches find new homes in such environments.

Greenwald has complete and iron-clad job security.

The Bush Doctrine, roll out date June 1, 2002, given at the commencement address at the US Military Academy at West Point:

We cannot put our faith in the word of tyrants, who solemnly sign non-proliferation treaties, and then systemically break them. If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long ... The war on terror will not be won on the defensive. We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge. In the world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action.

...

Our security will require transforming the military you will lead - a military that must be ready to strike at a moment's notice in any dark corner of the world.

In contrast, here's Obama's response:

Obama introduces Senate resolution on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama introduced a Senate resolution late Thursday that says President Bush does not have authority to use military force against Iran, the latest move in a debate with presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton about how to respond to that country's nuclear ambitions.

Clinton's campaign accused Obama of playing politics instead of taking a leadership role from the outset.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said the Illinois senator drafted the measure in an effort to "nullify the vote the Senate took to give the president the benefit of the doubt on Iran."

Burton was referring to an amendment sponsored by Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, that passed 76-22 on Sept. 26 and designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.

Clinton was the only Senate Democrat running for president to support the measure, and her rivals have argued that Bush could use it to justify war with Iran. Clinton insists her vote would not support military strikes and instead was a vote for stepped-up diplomacy.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-01-obama-iran_N.htm

The step taken by Obama last year shows restraint on this military issue, in spite of occassional rhetoric that has been more bellicose. Regardless of the judgement and recommendations of the Bipartisan Policy Institute (it really is a nice logo...), or Joe Biden for that matter, I believe Obama is opposed to the concept of the Bush Doctrine being implemented in Iran (maybe not so the tribal territories of Pakistan).

Mr. Perry is still hanging around.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7203

Caution is healthy, but it's hard to argue with this.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

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verb

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"I did not question Barack Obama's patriotism; I did not say he was anti-American. And the other accusation is that I was calling for members of Congress to be investigated on their anti-American views. That's absolutely a lie."

Video of Bachmann's encounter with Matthews is seemingly everywhere online, within a few mouse clicks of any computer. According to transcripts of the interview, Matthews asked the congresswoman, who was railing against congressional liberals: "If you have liberal views, does that mean you're anti-American?"

"Anti-American is the point," Bachmann replied. "(These liberals) are over-the-top anti-American."

Matthews then asked Bachmann whether she thinks Obama has "anti-American views."

“Absolutely,” Bachmann replied. “I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views.”

Then she went even further, suggesting to Matthews that the national media should investigate whether all members of Congress hold “anti-American views.”

The Minnesota DFL pounced on the radio interview, accusing Bachmann in a Tuesday morning press release of lying about what she said.

Bachmann's campaign press secretary, Michelle Marston, said late Tuesday that the congresswoman stands by what she told McCaslin, and suggested that people watch the Matthews interview rather than rely on reading the transcript.

"If the liberal spin weren't already in overdrive, it looks like they're kicking it up a notch," she said. "The facts are clear to anyone who watches the full 13-minute interview on 'Hardball': She never questioned Barack Obama's patriotism ... she never called for a resurrection of the House Un-American Activities Committee or some sort of witch hunt.

"It makes you understand why people are so cynical about politics."

The Fix's Chris Cillizza analyzed the brouhaha: "Not only did she commit a major blunder but she also did it at the worst possible time and in one of the worst election cycles in recent memory. In past years, national Republicans might have been able to bail Bachmann out. But, the money just isn't there this time around. Bachmann is on her own -- a very lonely place to be."

http://www.politicsinminnesota.com/2008/oct21/1309/ms-understood-bachmann-denies-calling-obama-anti-american