[nuconvert]

I thought it was pretty obvious why Clinton "injected a note of sanity" as Mr.Charles Krauthammer put it.
Clinton knew the 9/11 Report was coming out and it was the CIA and FBI under HIS watch that did most of the screwing up. He was already putting up a defense for his own Intelligence mishandlings, by "pardoning" President Bush for his. Don't want to turn all the screw-ups Mr Clinton made into a 2week story, do we democrats and left-wing media? Especially if the new rumblings about Hillary running in '04 have any validity. (And Bill thinking about new political aspirations.)

[Ronin]

Very good point. I should have thought of it myself.