Reply #50: It may have been this part of the story that caused the furor

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"The president is very sympathetic to those who want to find out what happened," Craig told The Washington Post. "But he is also mindful as president of the United States not to do anything that would undermine or weaken the institution of the presidency. So, for that reason, he is urging both sides of this to settle."

Some may have interpreted this to mean that Obama is not going to do anything because it could possibly affect his presidential powers in the future.

I didn't read through that entire thread because so many of the comments were so ridiculous. But if Obama is considering watering down Bush's offenses in order to preserve his own strength, I do find that disappointing, if not totally understandable.