Not devious? Not hiding something? That was done with her voluntary scrub of what to hand over and what to keep secret, and quite likely as much in the decision to use a private server. I was being nice, and think you're being far too generous, or just playing dumb again.

Even if Obama "fully understood the science" he wouldn't be getting far with it. There are numerous policy advisors, cabinet members, and legislators to dampen the effects of stupidity there.

In contrast, once classified information is compromised, there is no filter to lessen the damage. Not to mention the options for short-term vs. long-term damage and correction.