Josh Bolton Picks Fox News Tony Snow

CNN reported last night that it’s all but a done deal for Fox News political analyst Tony Snow to become the next White House press secretary. Apparently Josh Bolton wants to sew up this appointment as quickly as he can. The official announcement may be made as early as today, CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux reported. Since Scott McClellan’s resignation as press secretary came about before the White House had nailed down a replacement, McClellan obviously quit and was not fired. The word is that Bolton talked to Snow about the press secretary job a few weeks ago. That would be about the time McClellan told the White House what it could do with its White House toady-and-asswipe position. The Tony Snow appointment surely is in keeping with George Bush’s penchant for being surrounded by his father’s cronies. Although Snow is only 51, he was a speechwriter for George Herbert Walker Bush in 1991. Snow has been an editorial page editor of The Washington Times and a columnist for USA Today. His doctor says his prognosis is good but his colon cancer certainly must be a huge negative despite all the positives that accrue from being an alumnus of Rupert Murdoch’s Little White House on TV. The other Snow still in the news is Treasury Secretary John Snow. The White House seems to be having a hell of a time finding his replacement so that they can boot him out. CNN reported that US ambassador to India David Mulford is the latest candidate to be offered the job. Maybe the White House headhunters should go back to Fox News to find a Treasury Secretary. Fox News already has the Bush administration lie and deceive style down pat.