Whatever he was, is no doubt mostly washed away. Does motive count? I am just glad somebody blew the lid off this bullshit. My impression from the interview was of a not well developed political person who is still in the process of discoverying what a political life is, which in his case looks pretty undeveloped and not quite ready for the fast track.
It's precisely these type of people the government security apparatus want, if they are smart about their hiring practices. I think they are pretty smart most of the time. I mean that's the problem isn't it? Honest people in government can tell the difference between public activity that is right and wrong. Obviously Snowden decided what he was doing was wrong. So ...? How many others, just do their job, and evidually migrate to something less nasty. BTW, I was interviewed last year by USIS about a neighbor who was a law student, graduated, passed the bar and moved out. It was interesting to see the kinds of questions they asked. Most were personal habits. I had gotten to know this guy a little, because I was interested in the state of mind of current law students at Boalt. He hadn't taken John Yoo for anything and didn't seem too interested in Yoo one way or another. He was a lot like Snowden, young, undeveloped, good personal habits, and I certainly recommended him. My theory was I want well intentioned, knowledgeable people in government jobs as part of the fundamental integrity of government, if there is such a thing anymore. CG _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
