Reply #2: From a pragmatic standpoint--yes.

[Lyric]

But it would have to be accompanied by concrete evidence that even the dodgiest Freeper fuckwad couldn't paint as false or spin as something other than Truth. If we could be GUARANTEED that the American people--all of them--would know with 100% certainty what Bush and the Republicans did over the past eight years, then yes, I'd trade that for prosecutions. It would be a knockout blow to the Republican Party as an entity to influence policy, and it would be the END of the neoconservative movement.

Killing Neocon conservatism once and for all would be better for the nation than sending a few people to prison. With the latter, the Pukes can salvage themselves by claiming that those in power acted alone, and that the rest of the party knew nothing about it. With the former...they ALL get to share the blame--AND the consequences. No donations, lost elections, and the end of conservative fascist domination.