Nothing to See Here, Folks

We won’t have those photos of detainee abuse, but we got plenty of video of the decision not to release the pics. We start with Robert Gibbs’ defense of the decision at today’s White House press briefing (pretty lame, as I said below). Then Gibbs throwing the press corp off his scent with some well-timed humor that worked dismayingly well (I have a harder time distracting my dog with liver treats). Finally, the President himself addressed the issue (slightly more convincingly) in a late afternoon appearance.