If the Administration prosecutes, the NY Times will clamor that this is a dictatorial, secretive Administration that is trying to spy on people and take away their freedom and privacy and abolish the freedom of the press. They will try to redirect the issue.
On the other hand, Bush doesn't appear to be one to duck a fight - he just picks his battles. I'm hoping that from now until the November elections the Administration will try to gain as much political traction as they can from what happened and then - particularly if they hold on to Congress - they'll pursue the issue legally. Hope.
Which would be different from their current position how?
"On the other hand, Bush doesn't appear to be one to duck a fight - he just picks his battles. I'm hoping that from now until the November elections the Administration will try to gain as much political traction as they can from what happened and then - particularly if they hold on to Congress - they'll pursue the issue legally. Hope."
Hope springs eternal in some people, but the fact is that the President & his party have controlled Congress and the WH for years and produced little for conservatives besides some tax cuts (when what is needed is radical tax reform anyway). We are constantly told to hang on and cough up more campaign donations to keep these people elected, then nothing happens.
The left has learned that Bush is all bark and no bite.