WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

At least, that Biblical verse seems to be the appropriate praise the White House would use for it's new press lackey, Fox News Channel talk show host and political analyst Tony Snow, in offering the job to him.

He is reportedly taking a "massive pay cut" to become press secretary, replacing Scott McClellan, who submitted his resignation last week but will still be in the post for a couple of more weeks. Snow is still recovering from colon cancer, but received the needed OK from his doctors after tests last week.

It's only appropriate that the Bush Administration pick someone from FNC, long considered a clearly pro-conservative Republican news organisation. I like the reaction by Mustang Bobby of the Miami-based blog Bark Bark Woof Woof:

"It's hard to imagine that putting a new face on the Bush administration's relationship with the media is going to make any difference whatsoever. It's like trying to put a new face on a toxic waste dump; a layer of Snow may make it look pretty for a while, but it's still just a cover for a load of crap.