For Snowden's sake I hope he's able to escape to asylum. But for our sake, I also hope that he's caught. If Snowden gets away, the public will forget about th

For Snowden's sake I hope he's able to escape to asylum. But for our sake, I also hope that he's caught. If Snowden gets away, the public will forget about this whole issue pretty quickly (remember, we've known or strongly suspected this whole thing for quite some time). But if he's prosecuted, he becomes the martyr to spark dissidence and protest. If the government lets the story end, they'll probably win. If the story is continued for additional chapters, then we have some chance to make the pendulum start to swing back the other way.