Bush's Legal (IL)Legacy: What Next?

Ah, the always relevant McClatchy. I thought they'd never ask. It is, after all, four days since the election. (Just kidding, I know the NYT and WaPo intend to get around to it. Yeah.)

...Obama might sidestep the controversy with the Bush administration's help. If President Bush issues pre-emptive pardons to prevent prosecutions, the Obama administration should form a bipartisan panel, similar to the Sept. 11 commission, to oversee an inquiry, he said. Once pardoned, officials implicated in the controversy would be required to discuss details of the policies because they'd be unable to assert their Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.