He didn't have time to pull off such an elborate hack, because the Bush Administration organized this auction in a big hurry, hoping to get as much land as poss

He didn't have time to pull off such an elborate hack, because the Bush Administration organized this auction in a big hurry, hoping to get as much land as possible leased out before Bush left office. If the whole auction is declared void and repeated, then when it happens again, the Obama Administration will run the show.