Reporter Helen Thomas noted that Bush "has admitted that he did sign off on torture" saying it damages "the credibility of this country." But press secretary Dana Perino denied that the United States has ever tortured detainees and referred to testimony from CIA Director Michael Hayden as evidence, etc..
Seeming to acknowledge her colleagues' absence on this story, an exasperated Thomas said out loud after her exchange with Perino: "Where is everybody? For God's sakes." 
