Is it just me or does the "new" Obama not even seem convinced himself? Old Obama lots of passion, new Obama struggling to find the words. It makes him look terrible.
I'll always wonder what the balance was between him being dishonest for the purpose of getting elected, and his views actually having shifted once he got into office and learned about how it all actually works (like how entrenched the surveillance program is, the limits of the president's power, etc.)