Basically, "we've waited long enough for people to forget, we're bringing him back and we have no issue with his behavior which we hope will continue the same as before."

RMS doesn't need to be on the board to have an impact - he's already well known (for better or worse) and can support the FSF as an individual.

Apparently no one learned anything from the experience, and history will repeat itself. FSF has shown its true colors - a cult of personality around RMS.