I think Barack Obama is going to try to keep his public distance from the surveillance debacle. Classic power player tactics; the Machiavellian Prince is to be

I think Barack Obama is going to try to keep his public distance from the surveillance debacle. Classic power player tactics; the Machiavellian Prince is to be kept clean and associated with only good news. Dirtying themselves with dispensing punishment or handling scandals and bad news is for underlings - disposable if their sullied reputation becomes too much of a liability.