Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Yes, it has to be said that his actions on leaving office have thus far displayed a degree of petulance that is remarkably unattractive.

The pardoning of Bradley Manning is little short of disgraceful and done purely as an act of virtue-signalling. Although I suppose that is at least appropriate given that virtue signalling was his route into the White House.
I heard Obama claim Manning's original sentence was disproportionate compared with other sentences given for comparable crimes. No idea if that's true.