That's starting to become a very good question.
"Wouldn't this hurt Klinton more than GW?
That's starting to become a very good question."
Personally, I'm certain, that is the case. but it seems that GW was still trying to sustain the damage, even though it was much smaller than Clinton's.
In addition, G. W. has always, for reasons that escape us all, had nothing but good feelings for Clinton. in this respect, Clinton's statement criticizing G. W.'s invasion of Iraq could've had an effect here. Finally, it seems that GW has realized that Clinton is not his friend and is in fact, his enemy. This could change the way he weights the equation of balancing minor damage to himself, versus major damage to Clinton.
In addition, the people of FR and others around the country built up some heat on this, which may have been a factor. it seems to me that a lot of people are involved, one way or another, with an operation like Able Danger. The longer a situation like this stays on the periphery of the news, the higher the risk that someone else may come forward. In addition, the longer a cover-up goes on, the greater the risk that the details of the cover-up may come out and cause great damage to the administration.