Comments on: Tony Snow Negotiating for Press Secretary Gig

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Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:34:27 +0000

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By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:31:57 +0000

When no-credibility-remaining McClellan's resignation was announced and Snow's name was among those floated as a replacement, I stated on a thread here that Snow wouldn't get the job because he'd come in with no credibility to begin with. I stated I thought Bushco would pick someone basically unknown to the public who looked professional and thus would have some appearance of credibility for at least a few weeks of spinning the Bush lies before it caught up with him/her. Looks like I may have given Bush too much credit yet again. At any rate, yes, Snow may very well be appointed. I can see that clearly now. It actually makes sense. If you appoint a Press Secretary with no credibility, then he has no credibility to lose. It's brilliant. Whew! What a long strange trip we're on in Bushco world.

By: Patrick McGuire

Patrick McGuire — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:21:03 +0000

Back when I had satellite TV, there were only two sources of news that I trusted, Tony Snow and his brother Britt Hume. I hope that Tony is negotiating a deal that would ensure that his own personal credibility is not diminished in any way.

I know that part of the negotiations is Tony's desire to use his own words during press conferences, even if they are politically incorrect. What I wouldn't give to have him tell Helen Thomas on national TV that she has been smoking dope.

Tony is in a rare position. He has a gig that he greatly enjoys (and is highly successful at it too) and before he is prepared to give that up, he is going to name his own price.

I envy him.

By: Bhoe

Bhoe — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:12:58 +0000

Somehow, this redefinition of the jobâ��which has generally been geared toward giving the views of the president, not the press secretaryâ��seems like a bad idea.

I think that having the focus on Snow would actually help Bush immensely. It would take the focus off of his many failures and incompetencies.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:04:03 +0000

I like Tony Snow, he's one of those pundits who don't shoout or demonize the opposition. This could be a good gig for him but I suspect there are too many controls on what he can and cannot say in this job to suit his independence. He'd certainly be a great improvement over Scott McClellan.