The Slimes themselves would just love for the "government" to come after them--it would set up a genuine quagmire of legal chewing gum about three feet deep and derail the entire focus of the WoT with bogus crapola derived from twisting the First Amendment.
Bush is smart enough to avoid such a pointless and inconclusive fight, which would only end up in the courts. Much better DoJ should seek the leakers, and if any a-hole reporter wants to visit club fed for awhile, he's more than welcome to refuse to cooperate with lawful court orders.
Hey, the table has been set...the precedent is Judith Miller!!! I don't recall a lot of media SCREAMING about her being in jail......at most they "tsk tsk'ed" and really didn't care because they thought she was a friend of the administartion!! The MSM SCREAMED for the LEAKER to be frog marched in the Valerie Plame affair...they will reap what they have sown.