[mark_l_watson]

I love my country (USA) but I feel like like we are on such a stupid path. I get the "make the rich people a lot richer" thing, but we need to get our act together and do it quickly. I think that Snowden is screwed, but he has given us a chance, very small chance, to get our act together and bow out of this Empire thing.

[embolism]

A good idea. It's time for someone else to have a turn. How about Putin? He has 10 years left in his term and knows a thing or two about espionage. Maybe the communist party of China - perhaps they could persuade us to adopt tougher internal policing.