[grifpete]

I'm disappointed in Andreessen. It appears that a major part of his concern is the damage done to US firms trying to do business abroad. This damage, apparently, completely outweighs and potential damage to our liberties occasioned by trampling on rights that we won by painful and bloody struggles.

[api]

This is a really odious quote, especially if you read carefully. He says Obama is doing too little to counter the perception. In other words it's okay if you break the law, violate the constitution, and create enormous opportunities for institutional corruption as long as the perception remains intact and you don't get caught.

[leorocky]

Does he honestly mean he doesn't want perception to reflect reality?

[corford]

I doubt very much he wants perception to reflect reality. He's a VC.

[revelation]

It seems that his major concern in all of this is money. This is a guy who will happily take ethyl bromoacetate out of Zyklon B if theres a buck to be made.