At Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called on Helen Thomas, who in a very animated fashion, confronted him for refusing to assign responsibility in the raid, which left nine people dead.

Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas, in a moment worthy of a Zen master, tested President Obama’s credibility with that one question. He failed. Last night, Rachel Maddow announced the president’s planned changes to our nuclear weapons policies, which, a graphic reinforced, could exclude from protection nations outside the NPT, such as “Iran and North Korea.” For the love of Truth, what about Israel’s nukes?

What’s the motive for terrorist attacks? Helen Thomas asked that pivotal question, but the White House ducked and cover-storied. Ray McGovern has the obvious answer that few dare speak.

Helen Thomas

Every time George Bush refused to answer a question from Helen Thomas, the left blogosphere was all over him. In spite of the fact that President Obama refused to answer Thomas’ first question to him, and denied her a followup, the left seems mostly silent.

Helen Thomas, a photo essay by Pontus Höök