Is Kevin Rudd's head really that big or are his staffers just losing the plot?

Twitter is a strange beast which often seems to induce poor impulse control in politicians and their staff.

Here is a case in point:

KevinRuddPMMore photos of the PM with Defense Sec Robert Gates http://cli.gs/TpQTMa #KevinPM Teamabout 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

Now I have no idea why the Prime Minister's team thought that it was worth sending out links to photographs taken of his meetings with President Obama and Robert Gates.

In America every single person who shakes hands with the cousin of a cousin of the wife of a serving admiral right up to the those who meet with a former or sitting president are happy snapped by an in-house photographer.
U.S. officials have a mania for giving away these souvenir snaps, the originals of which are then discarded in the bottom desk draw of a junior officer, lowly aide or secretary of the local agricultural society.

For heaven's sake - even I've had the full red carpet treatment in years past!

If Mr. Rudd and his Twitter team want their tweets to count for something - how about an insightful, pertinent and informative bite about his Washington visit.

Note to Kevin's staffers: the colour of guest soaps in White House bathrooms doesn't count as valid information, nor how great the coffee was as you waited for the boss to stop smiling for the cameras.