Sadly, this is the exact effect this is having on my view of government. I've lost so much trust in the government that I no longer believe anything they have to say. And not just on the always misguided war on terror; I've lost faith in anything that comes from most high-level government officials.

James Clapper showed me the consequences of lying to congress, and I have no reason to believe other officials aren't also taking advantage of the leniency.