The Bush justice dept. is, and has been, soft of crime. They are limpwristed bastards. Every friggen' time they have someone by the balls, they plead it down, or flat out refuse to prosecute. They are stuck on stupid, and then some.
Now, let's move on to the New York Times and it's spying on NSA's classified programs ~ does anyone think any of those jokers imagined that you'd get 12 years?
Proportionately, the NSA thing is much more serious and is probably worth a death sentence. NYT should start selecting executives and owners who will "take the punishment" on behalf of the company.