The story:
WASHINGTON — Tony Snow will be named new White House press secretary on Wednesday morning, FOX News has learned. Snow is expected to be at the White House for the announcement. He has been mulling the offer for the last several days.
Long before the announcement, oddsmakers were banking on Snow, host of FOX News Talk’s “The Tony Snow Show,” to be tapped for the highly visible White House post.
“I expect to see him at the podium in just a few days, in the press room at the White House,” Fred Barnes, editor of The Weekly Standard and a FOX News contributor, said Tuesday.
The talk radio host was given a clean bill of health by his oncologist Tuesday, following a CAT scan and other tests that were undertaken last Thursday. Sources said Snow was President Bush’s first choice, but he needed the all-clear from his doctors before he takes the job. Snow is recovering from colon cancer.
“He would like to do it. If he gets an OK from his doctor, I expect it will be Tony Snow and the press will welcome him with open arms,” Time magazine columnist Margaret Carlson said during the day.
“He has a great common sense, a great understanding of the issue. He is able to do it with good humor. We see him handle cancer with good humor, I think he can handle (NBC’s) David Gregory with that same great humor, but also be somebody who would really communicate to the American people in a good common sense way,” said Barbara Comstock, a former director of research and planning at the Republican National Committee. Gregory is known to aggressively challenge current White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan during daily press briefings.
Heheh. This is going to be good.
Hat tip to Atlas Shrugs, who says a “Snowstorm” is about to hit DC.
If this Photoshopped photo is any indication, Snow’s gonna look really good behind that podium 
Wed. AM Update I: It’s official:
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Wednesday named conservative commentator Tony Snow as White House press secretary, putting a new face on a troubled administration.
Snow, a Fox news pundit and former speechwriter in the White House under Bush’s father, replaced Scott McClellan who resigned in a personnel shuffle intended to re-energize the Bush White House and lift the president’s record-low approval ratings.
“My job is to make decisions and his job is to help explain those decisions to the press corps and the American people,” Bush said, with Snow and McClellan at his side in the White House briefing room.
Wed. AM Update II: Heh
Wed. AM Update III: Here’s a transcript of the President’s annoucement today and Snow’s comments in response.
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WooHoo !
Comment by Baklava @ 4/26/2006 - 12:10 am
Let the butt kick begin.
Comment by stackja1945 @ 4/26/2006 - 5:27 am
This should prove interesting. I await ST’s first posting regarding Snow giving Gregory some lessons on manners and deportment. Heheheee!
Comment by benning @ 4/26/2006 - 5:41 am
Inappropriate. –ST
Comment by steve @ 4/26/2006 - 9:55 am
If the libs can have Bill Moyers as a Press Secretary, they should be silent about Snow.
Comment by PCD @ 4/26/2006 - 10:27 am
I think Tony will do a great job in handling the WHP.
ST is Steve(fn) inappropriate or was it his comment?
Comment by Jim M @ 4/26/2006 - 11:58 am
THINGS I didn’t know about Tony Snow (via Time.com):
Well rounded man I’d say.
Comment by Baklava @ 4/26/2006 - 12:00 pm
Ack. It got messed up. Here it is again:
Comment by Baklava @ 4/26/2006 - 12:02 pm