> I don't understand your willingness to pick out one actor to knock. I'm not, and I don't understand your necessity to pick out one above others. > Why not a

> I don't understand your willingness to pick out one actor to knock. I'm not, and I don't understand your necessity to pick out one above others. > Why not at least praise them all. Easy, now. Don't forget that was my argument. > Your blasts don't ... (unintelligible) ... or something? Ugh, no. Let's not digress, again... > The "artful twist" is built-in to not just that idiom but also "blow wide open." It's not a coincidence, it's central to the meaning. That idiom is overused. That "artful twist" lost its impact a long time ago and "blow wide open" is just a variant. These days both are highly subjective (as illustrated above). No, the impact from Snowden's actions are useful but no more explosive than what was, and is now becoming, known to those of us who were paying attention all along. Which is the entire point of my original comment. Would you criticize the WSJ for not name dropping Trump in an article on political stupidity? Or did he blow that wide open, too?