Bill Clinton is a Baller

Remember when two U.S. journalists were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp on trumped up charges?  It's been an absolute nightmare for Americans everywhere, not to mention the loved ones of said journalists.  

Enter Bill Clinton.  Clinton apparently balls out with Kim Jong-il (he's an angry little man, Kenny) for a few days and returns with the release of the two journalists secured (allegedly, the deal for their release was pre-cooked before Clinton's arrival, but he's still a baller).  Here's the NYTimes take.