re: #2 Raw Satanic Sewage Recipes

Basically, implying Obama is not a “patriot”.

No it isn’t. The comment assumes that Obama is including himself among ‘us patriots’. It’s really a comment on the awkwardness of Obama’s position here - on the one hand he is apparently happy to be discussing this (with other likeminded patriots) - but the fact is he wouldn’t be discussing it if it weren’t for that pesky kid.

I certainly wouldn’t want to rag on Obama for this - I think his response today has been a very positive one and it’s simply not realistic to expect him to do anything apart from condemn Snowden given the particulars of this case.

I suspect he may nevertheless be privately happy that he has been presented with the opportunity to improve transparency, introduce reforms and set proper limits.