Shameless

The Bush administration and FOX News have come out of the closet and tacitly admitted their illicit relationship. More specifically, former FOX News anchor Tony Snow was appointed White House Press Secretary today (WaPo).

When asked if it would be difficult for [Snow] to transition from reporting the news to presenting the administration's spin on events, Snow demurred. "There's really a lot of continuity here," he said, "You could say that working at FOX was a seven-year audition for being the President's spokesman, or you could say that being the President's spokesman is just an extension of FOX's goals by other means. In fact, my paychecks will still come from the same place."

Bush agreed: "I can't count the number of times when Scotty was in the doghouse, and I had Tony break an important press release for us. Sometimes I'd give him a call to ask how we could possibly spin the latest disaster as good news. He's the mind behind the whole New-Orleans-as-the-Augean-Stables spin that got us out of hot water - no pun intended - after Katrina."

If you're wondering what the Augean Stables are, then you might not realize that this was a not entirely honest reporting of the press conference transcript.