[PieterCasparzen]

If it had all been planned, they could have gotten Feinstein & the others on board.

Keeping Dems and Repubs in Congress in the dark protects them from having to respond, protest, go public, etc.

Having no record that shows they knew beforehand, Congress can just sit there and be "upset" with the rest of us.

They're thankful the White House kept them out of the loop.

[Fantasywriter]

I read on another thread that the Bergdahl backlash would dominate the Sunday political shows. This is not the way Obama planned or intended it. Also recall, he said he wasn’t surprised at the firestorm of criticism. Given that he lies when he speaks, that means he was wholly taken aback.