“This is most closed, control-freak administration I’ve ever covered.”

[Isoldeblue]

49. If someone breaks the law,

in how information was attained, how the H can you or anyone expect Obama not to feel that responsibility has to be taken for it. As president he must apply the law evenly to all. Sometimes, the means doesn't always justify the end. The next whistle-blower may not be as altruistic as you feel Snowden was. It has nothing to do with Obama's stand on transparency, if someone breaks the law.

Granted, the info that Snowden leaked was something I'm glad we know about. But there were other ways to do it. But he's young and felt he was doing the right thing. I get that.

But, how much is that on the NSA greed for control and power. Or the CIA or the FBI who behave criminally to attain their goals. Not everything like that is on Obama. Saying it's on his watch means little, when you realize that he can't be omnipotent of knowing everything of what those agencies are doing.

There is more put on him than is accurate. He only has so much power to do things. And even then, he has to hold back for the good of the country and us. I wish he could use the 14th amendment to put those teahadist creeps in their place. He could, but he knows that isn't the right thing to do.