They were expecting a day of national euphoria. We were supposed to ignore the fact that Obama illegally traded five of the world's most dangerous terrorists for one anti-American deserter. Instead, we were all supposed to rally around Old Glory in some kind of "rah-rah government is awesome" moment. Sure, the administration expected questions about the continued existence of the Gitmo detention center and it was ready to field inquiries about the five captives it released but, if NBC's Chuck Todd is correct, it was not expecting outrage.
