It's diversion to a point; but diversion is presumably about distracting from one thing, or a small several things, to other things.
It's not that diversion is the true and ultimate goal; it is, however, a welcome side effect.
No, it is much more that Obama simply wishes to tear down this system, and what better way than to employ Cloward-Piven on the political and scandal system?
Yes, I agree. Obama and his crew have been flooding the zone from day one. Today’s distraction is tomorrow’s scandal as another distraction is forming to blunt it....ad nauseum. So far, it’s working. Any other President would have been facing impeachment proceedings by now.