I have noticed a lot of finger pointing toward Obama when really it is catch 22 (not just here).

(Bailouts, etc.)

To support the stance of his predecessor to thwart lawsuits claiming that wiretaps were unconstitutional is not as much hypocritical as it is signifying that it was completely in line with the past administrations policy and well within the laws of the Patriot Act. I dont know that he is condoning the actions as much as he was defending them.

To me, preaching high moral standards and not upholding them really opens up a few lanes when compared to adhering to a more realistic (less puritan) morality. The hypocrisy could really be evened out if some of these bible thumping puritans would either STFU or keep there "hand out of the cookie jar". Or how about this, lead the puritan life instead of talking about it.

No one is expecting politicians to be Mother Theresa but when they start labeling themselves as such, the fall from grace is much farther.