How fantastic an irony it would be if anti-Obama Republicans were integral to reversing a core Bush policy on NSA meta-data gathering? But that’s the remote but intriguing possibility as the issue crosses party lines to include Rand Paul and Ron Wyden.

Readers asked and answered a few questions about the NSA “revelations”: why do we trust Google more than government? Is the FISA court effective or not? I was assailed for being an Obama-groupie; and I defended myself. Meanwhile, the public remains largely in favor of PRISM.

We also aired a gasp-inducing paper-animation short; oh, and before a boxing match, whatever you do, don’t smile at your opponent beforehand.

The most popular post of the day was “This Is Bullshit.” The second was “Enter The Media Martyr.”

See you in the morning.