Op-Ed Columnist - Forgive and Forget? - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/opinion/16krugman.html?_r=2&exprod=permalink&partner=permalink
"And to protect and defend the Constitution, a president must do more than obey the Constitution himself; he must hold those who violate the Constitution accountable. So Mr. Obama should reconsider his apparent decision to let the previous administration get away with crime. Consequences aside, that’s not a decision he has the right to make. "