Well, he is certainly in a different category than the typical spy or mole.

The US Government said they would not tap and record ordinary US citizen's phones, emails and conversations, and they were doing exactly that.   And, I understand, continue to do exactly that.

They lied to the American people, and would like to convict Snowden of treason for bringing the matter to our attention.  And this is at the same time that the FBI's Fast and Furious program gives assault rifles to Mexican Cartels, Hillary is letting every hacker into top secret emails on a server in her bathroom, the IRS is 900+ days stalling on a Congressional inquiry on it's targeting conservatives for audits, and NOAA is refusing to provide climate data under congressional supoena.

Certainly interesting times we are living in.