I can't argue with a single point that you made.
This will blow over, Bush will be smeared, the Dem leakers won't be even touched up at all, and the next major "Bush scandal" will rear its head about January 20th.
Wash, rinse, repeat. This is getting old.
Once the MSM discovers that Carter and Clintoon did the same thing, this will quickly disappear just like the litany of "We got Bush cornered" stories go away. It will be replaced by a new Bush hating story before Jan 1, my guess. And yes you are probably right if the leaker is a congresscritter they won't be touched. BUT the DOJ can go after "author Risen" and the NYT IMHO.