Remember when Obama said the NSA wasn’t “actually abusing” its powers? He was wrong.

[Catherina]

8. How much easier it would have been to just come clean or simply say

"I don't believe these perturbing allegations are true but to protect the constitution, I'm looking into it". At least he'd have left himself wiggle room. Instead we're treated to an embarrassing spectacle. The cat's out of the bag. Admit it already instead of blaming the "dribs and drabs". Even the staunch Obama defenders in my family are appalled and embarrassed. And even a harsh critic like me just wants to shake him and say "DUDE!" Despite his 2008 FISA betrayal, I voted for him and convinced people to vote for him. I worked so hard for him that wiser friends actually laughed and a close friend cussed me out for betraying my principles.

The government has been abusing its power for decades. This didn't start with Obama but he is SO wrong to so willingly cover for the abuses. The hope ran out years ago, where's the change?

Every parsed statement coming from the DIRNSA and the government is meant to mislead. Then another "drib" or "drab" comes out. Just come clean.