Probably a.) no really big bombshells and b.) if they've got anything relevant, they'll save it (what little they might have) for a circumstance that will maximize any distructive effect on the Republican Party and minimize any negative effect on the Democrats/Liberals.   They might work to corroborate evidence against Republicans and do the smear jobs during the '08 election cycle, saying that any evidence against Democrats/Liberals is unsubstantial.  Thus, they can possibly chip away at the big fish by associating them with any dirty little fish (all during the election cycle), hitting only Republicans (but they might even throw in an irrelevant Dem/Lib or Centrist just to help cover their behinds w/ groups like Newsbusters).  The blackmailer loses his/her power once the information is out.  The leverage is the targets' fear of exposure.

I can understand the madam's intent, which is she wants all her customers testifying that no sex occured, thus destroying the pimp daddy charges, and I can agree with her statement about how whenever a robbery occurs you call witnesses who can state what happened.  But at it's core, what she was doing was running a business for people she accepted money from, and I think "best practice" for any business is to never disclose customer identity data unless required to by court order.  Where I really disagree with this woman is her giving confidential customer information to a media outlet just to save her own hide.

Here's an interesting take on ABC and the list of the Madam's phone numbers (no names, just numbers)...

It struck me that in order to glean any information from these 14000 phone numbers, ABC and Brian Ross have to indulge in what is known as "data mining."

That is: going on a fishing expedition to matching raw collected data to actual people.

So, what is the stance of ABC and Brian Ross when it comes to data mining being used by the government to identify people who are actually putting American lives at risk?

Why... it would seem they are agin it, because it affects them.

Federal Source to ABC News: We Know Who You're Calling
May 15, 2006 10:33 AM

A senior federal law enforcement official tells ABC News the government is tracking the phone numbers we (Brian Ross and Richard Esposito) call in an effort to root out confidential sources.

"It's time for you to get some new cell phones, quick," the source told us in an in-person conversation.

Other sources have told us that phone calls and contacts by reporters for ABC News, along with the New York Times and the Washington Post, are being examined as part of a widespread CIA leak investigation.

A pattern of phone calls from a reporter, however, could provide valuable clues for leak investigators.

SEDITION THE MISSION

Harold Reid (D-Feat)