[Williams]

This is the most defensive speech I have ever seen given by a president.

[maggief]

“This is the most defensive speech I have ever seen given by a president.”

Stunning, isn’t it.

[Porterville]

I don't know, sound a lot like Nixon and Clinton after their hands were caught in the cookie jar. But this guy just got walloped in the House. He is a baby, possibly overly emotional, possibly dangerous indecision during times of stress.

[khnyny]

Yes, Obama is on the defensive.

He just stated that he intends to severely curtail the the states secret privilege. WTH?

From Wikipedia:
The State Secrets Privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. The court is asked to exclude evidence from a legal case based solely on an affidavit submitted by the government stating court proceedings might disclose sensitive information which might endanger national security,[1][2][3][4][5][6] and military secrets in particular as in the case of United States v. Reynolds,[7] the first case that saw formal recognition of the privilege.