Interesting. And don't forget, GW could make an issue of this -- if he wanted to. He won't. They're all one big happy family in DC.
I understand your skepticism, and sometimes it is hard to distinguish between political scoundrels protecting each other, and the very legitimate issue of a President showing respect for his predecessors, and properly respecting the office.
Rather than attribute scurrilous motives to President Bush, I believe he has bent over backwards to respect the office itself. Yes, it's been maddening at times, we wanted payback, we wanted Bush to expose all the Clinton mistakes, embarrassments, crimes and misdemeanors, but it did not happen. Bush is thinking long term. What's best for the country, and no fool, he knows he will be a "presidentical predecessor one day too.