For those unaware, the German President is the baby-kissing, ship-christening figurehead, with largely ceremonial duties. His or her job is to sympathize with the people, save for a few real "reserve powers" in case of emergency. The German president is the one that gets to say all sorts of things that career politicians cannot say, and because of this its essentially a end-of-career political position.<p>The chancellor, currently Angela Merkel, is the position comparable to the United States president.
When the Germans stop hosting NSA facilities, and end their own version of internet surveillance programs, their opinion on these issues will carry more weight with me.
> Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has assured Washington that Berlin would not shelter Snowden.<p>The evil creature.<p>(Sorry, there is no other word for this.)<p>EDIT: I happily welcome any and all downvotes. There is no excuse for this behavior by European countries.