The DNI set a new standard for testimony when he opined that "I gave least untruthful answer possible on NSA surveillance"

Its rare that so many words are said to say nothing of meaning. Oh and its so disgustingly polite too.

Why can't people like this ever be caught not sleeping with their wives? Seems like they never have to answer to anything, and are basically unfireable until they have unchristian sex.

Sounds completely rational to me.
What's irrational is how people are suddenly outraged that the NSA exists, when their rage could be more usefully directed at the OUTSOURCING of our most valuable intelligence tasks to a for-profit shadow corporation.

This will likely get lost in the noise. I do not believe a mid-level GS is a threat to my liberty, but some shifty, self-righteous, delusional jackass who works for said corporation, who happens to have a hot narcissistic girlfriend who is obsessed with the idea of international intrigue and "adventure," is much, much scarier.

There are likely people that actually believe that their posts on Facebook on the Tea Party fanpage are being read by the NSA, that those posts are being sent to the IRS, and that they are being victimized by a police state.