The Bush Blizzard

I have heard many stories lately about Tony Snow and his personal attitude towards friends and his peers. I have heard from Jonathon Turley that the guy was funny and caring, especially regarding children.

Of course, just like another recently deceased TV News guy, the TV pundits fall all over themselves explaining to the folks what a great person Tony was, etc.

But let us not forget one crucial fact. This man backed a foreign invasion that was instrumental in killing hundreds of thousands (if not Millions) of people, including many Americans. This man sat on his TV News Anchor Chair and completely misled people via the lies and deceit of the Bush Administration. This man who loved his children didn’t seem to care much for Iraqi children.

I was never a fan of Tony Snowjob. I thought he was a shill and a totally brainwashed sycophant without an honorable bone in his body.

You see, it takes very little to care for children, especially your own. But to be able to love and honor your enemy is a true source of integrity and morality. If Tony ever showed that, it was NOT in public. So, I never had any real opportunity to see the “real” Tony, as some describe him. But the fake Tony was nothing more than a mouthpiece for evil.

The Smirking Chimp has an article by Gregg Gordon that ends with the best explanation of my feelings regarding Tony Snowjob:

I’m not one to dance on the graves of the dead, and by all accounts, Snow also contained an uncommon decency on a personal level. He would remember the sick children and quiet aspirations of even casual acquaintances and go out of his way to boost their spirits when needed. I heard these stories even before his death, and that’s no small thing. Who knows — maybe it’s the only thing. And his personal courage and good humor in the face of his disease should be inspiring to anyone.

But he spent his public career promoting a political ideology, party, and finally a president who brought on the premature, unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocents and diminished the lives of millions more, and will continue to do so long after he’s gone. He received great financial rewards for it, and he applauded the even greater enrichment of many even less deserving than he. And if there’s any consolation to his own premature death, it’s that he won’t have to witness the worst consequences of his actions, which I suspect are still to come.

So the best and kindest send-off I can give him is this, and may it be afforded me someday:

God have mercy on his soul.