Obama has many crises with which he must deal. We all know this.

Some people believe that the focus on torture by Americans, of Americans (Padillo) and non-Americans, diverts Obama's attention from appropriate crisis management; for instance, finding himself required to attend to the issue of torture, he focuses less of his attention on the budget. This is believed by some to be a bad thing.

New Flash: That's what Holder is for.

Last I checked, Holder was over in Justice; not in OMB nor Treasury. Last I checked, Holder had a stable of attorneys at his disposal.