R.I.P. Tony Snow

I never really got over his choosing to leave the media to become White House Press Secretary, but I always respected Tony Snow as a journalist and one of the forces at FoxNews that kept it truly balances and fair. When he left, I stopped watching because the network became what its detractors charged it as being - pure partisan news. Now, he has died of cancer at 53. Please be praying for comfort and peace for his family.

Tony Snow jumps to CNN

CRChair and I were discussing this weekend he increasing irrelevance of FoxNews, and traced back its fall from the departure of Tony Snow from the news team. Prior to that - at leas in my own view - they were usually fairly balanced in their coverage and were taken about as seriously as CNN or ABCNews or the other major players. Since then, they have embraced their critics charged and become largely a hit-squad for the Right and a purveyor or celebrity scandal. Not something I am eager to watch or visit on the web.

Now, apparently, Tony Snow is back... but at CNN! Perhaps he has the same view I do of his former news network home? Too bad. We could have used the old FoxNews in this cycle.