Tony Snow Kickin' butt & takin' names

I was pleasantly surprised to see an article today about Tony Snow's first actions as Press Secretary at the White House. The below are quotes from e-mails Snow had sent out to various MSM news organizations regarding their biased or incorrect coverage of the White House of late.

Tony Snow Fights Back

“The New York Times continues to ignore America’s economic progress,” blared the headline of an e-mail sent to reporters Wednesday by the White House press office.

Minutes earlier, another e-mail blasted CBS News, which has had an unusually rocky relationship with the White House since 2004, when CBS aired what turned out to be forged documents in a failed effort to question the president’s military service.

“CBS News misleadingly reports that only 8 million seniors have signed up for Medicare prescription drug coverage,” Wednesday’s missive said. “But 37 million seniors have coverage.” On Tuesday, the White House railed against “USA Today’s misleading Medicare story.”

“USA Today claims ‘poor, often minority’ Medicare beneficiaries are not enrolling in Medicare drug coverage,” the press office complained. “But by April, more than 70 percent of eligible African Americans, more than 70 percent of eligible Hispanics, and more than 75 percent of eligible Asian Americans are enrolled or have retiree drug coverage.”

I think that is awesome and I hope he stays that course. Someone needs to refute misrepresentation of our left leaning media and he seems to be doing that right off the bat.

That said however, I am wondering what he will have to say to America about Bush's weak immigration stance? No way to really spin that, and the MSM will probably report that acurately for once. What I mean to say is it does no good to put a new face out to the public and say "there's a new sherriff in town and his name is Tony Snow" if he still has to deal with crappy policy. Conservative America is not stupid and Tony knows that, I wonder what he will say to us who will not hear one more word about George W Bush's "amnesty first" stance on Illegal Immigration? Maybe Tony can turn that conservative ire back on the President and let him know that he is losing over half of his base over this issue and that in addition to promoting horrible policy he is thus endagering the entire Republican platform for November. Not that most of our congressmen and senators are helping very much, but he is suppose to be "our" voice on issues like this. Maybe Tony can look at him and say, "There is just no way I can spin this", "it is just not what the people want". Doubtful, but for someone who is new blood and probably has the presidents ear right now, he has a better shot than most. GO Tony!