Team BushCo went bezerk over this to take the spotlight off the relentless bad news on Iraq. All of their indignation was completely fake. They knew what he was actually getting at.

The GOP are desperate. Dubyuh has famously said "I hear the voices".
The voices he is starting to hear now are saying: Supoenas...Investigations....Republican minority.....WarCrimes...
..Atrocities....Hague War Crimes Tribunal.....Genocide.........
Missing Billions.....Cronyism.....Downing Steet Memo.......Impeachment.....

His approval rating is at 34%. They are going to loose this election.
That's what this is all about.