Something is about to break...and the NYT is getting into CYA mode.
If I could go back in time and tell any American on 9/12/2001 that 8 years later we'd have a government crying crocodile tears over the treatment of the bastards behind the attacks, I would be called insane.
Either way, Obama must be out of his mind trying to pick a fight with these guys, particularly the Dark Lord Cheney...sure, Bush and Rove were docile and overly-gracious during the end of W's presidency, but I can guaran-damn-tee ya that Cheney has a "just in case" file on Soetoro that spans volumes...surely he anticipated this very thing happening once it was clear that the Kenyan would win. Jorge may just want to relax in Crawford for the rest of his days, but Dick will be in it for blood until he crosses to meet St. Peter.