Snow job; The White House reshuffle.(A new press secretary for George Bush)

Economist (US), The, April, 2006

The new press secretary thinks George Bush is a dime-store Democrat

WILL he get back-pay? This reaction to the announcement that Tony Snow is leaving Fox News to become George Bush's press secretary was perhaps predictable. Fox News is the voice of Republican America--the brain-child of a former Republican operative, Roger Ailes (who also dreamed up the malicious slogan "fair and balanced"), and the channel of choice for Republicans everywhere. Vice-president Dick Cheney insists that hotels tune his television to the Fox News channel.

But the charge is slightly unfair. It turns out that Mr Snow is more loyal to the conservative movement than to the man in the White House. No sooner had the announcement been made than various liberal groups started...

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