GASP: SPYING?!?!

  I hate what has been on the news recently.
  Apparently, it is such a big outrage that the United States has been spying on American citizens and international figures.
  And I literally want to strangle myself every time I hear about it.
  This is the dandy thing about government: during your time, no one remembers all the shit that was put in place prior to your time serving the country. And this is exactly what is happening to Barack Hussein Obama.
  I feel as if this is what happened: When he was inaugurated in 2009, the NSA took Obama around and was like, "Yeah, this is our spying systems, this is how it works, we've been doing it for years and its been working, you won't even know we're here." And Obama was like, "Sure, ohkay, keep doing what you've been doing." And now that the NSA has come under hot water, they've stuck the President in the center of attention and booked it. And Obama's being bombarded with all these accusations and questions, and he's probably looking around like, "I THOUGHT EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THISSSS".
  I understand why the average American would frown upon the activities of the NSA. Because it invades their "privacy", right? Well, I hate to break it to all you, but "privacy" isn't what gives you the peace of mind to sleep at night, nor is it a synonym of "freedom".
  This "spying" that the NSA has been doing is in order to catch/stop terrorist from hurting us and our country. It's not as simple, or lucrative as one would think; they aren't sitting watching me type this at this very moment, nor are they listening to every phone conversation you have. Yes, they do have jurisdiction to spy on you without any real reason, but it would just be a waste of time to watch a 80-year old man pop his bunion, than keep track of notorious figure that has just traveled to the States from Iran. They know to stay within particular boundaries, to some extent.
  What makes me laugh the most is the outrage that everyone is having..over something that dates back years. I also don't understand why everyone keeps dodging responsibility for this; these different branches keep claiming that they had "no clue" about the NSA doing this. Because it's obvious that they did....EVERYONE KNEW. Everyone knows because it's not something that just started overnight; our nation has been spying on individuals for over a decade, if not more. I'm ready for someone to grow some balls and say, "Guess what? Yeah, we spy. Guess what? We all know about it. But guess who gets to go to sleep with the peace of mind that no airstrikes will occur in the middle of the night? That's right. YOU. So please, resume your daily activities, my fellow Americans, and let us worry about what we do (and have been doing) the best."