Decision 2012: Obama administration goes into damage control

President Barack Obama's White House has gone into damage control after a very bad political week which brought calls for an investigation of leaks of classified information about cyber attacks on Iran and drone strikes on suspected terrorists. Obama also came under attack as being out of touch for saying the "private sector is doing fine." Later, opponent Mitt Romney was assailed for saying the government shouldn't be spending to hire teachers and firefighters.

Class discussion: Find news reports about the leaks. Do the leaks appear to be intended to make the president look good? What did the leaks reveal? Where did information about cyberwarfare, drone attacks and the raid on Osama Bin Laden originate? Like George Bush before him, the Obama has aggressively pursued people who released embarrassing secrets. Yet, both Democrats and Republicans regularly leak favorable information. Do politicians manipulate the media with leaks? Does the government keep too many secrets?