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1--the obvious one--let the Bush DOJ do its worst; in his first five minutes in office, Obama pardons Tamm, then appoints him to an appropriate job in Justice.
2--perhaps less obvious--in his first five minutes in office, Obama pardons Bush and Cheney, ideally in a document which describes at length their various crimes and misdemeanors and character defects and so on, and includes some language like this: though these men are despicable, nothing would be gained by prosecution, yada yada (in truth simply yielding to the prevailing atmosphere you've described in which people are unwilling, for their own reasons, to see justice done.) Toss them on the same heap as Nixon and Rich; a pardon is not the most attractive resume item. B&C perhaps could make history by declining a pardon, perhaps even using the "Bring it On" challenge again. Perhaps Obama then can then renege on the pardon, using whatever legal pathways Bush himself has created in his recent pardon fiasco.
ice, dreaming
