Over at RealClearPolitics, they’ve posted the video of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs not touching Pelosi’s accusation with a ten-foot pole, emphasizing that the president is “keeping the American people safe by looking forward.” When Major Garrett emphasizes that this is a serious charge, Gibbs says he won’t honor the invitation to get into the middle of that fight.
The elected official third in line to the presidency has accused the CIA of repeated crimes, and the Agency has responded by essentially calling this official a liar. And the president’s representative tells the public he has nothing to say on the matter.
This is, essentially, voting “present.”