I really miss Tony Snow.

To paraphrase an old saying: "If you can't say something nice about someone, talk about someone about whom you can say something nice." Tony Snow is definitely someone about whom many nice things can be said. In fact, I've never heard anyone say anything derogatory about him.

Tony Snow was born, June 1, 1955, in Berea, Kentucky. He was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned a degree in Philosophy at Davidson College in 1977. He worked as a journalist and provided political commentary for a number of publications, including The Greensboro Record and The Washington Times. He was an analyst for news programs on many television networks. He was a speechwriter and media advisor for President George H. W. Bush, and the first to host Fox News Sunday, which he did from 1996-2003. In May 2006, he became the White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, after surviving an initial bout with colon cancer. In March 2007, his cancer returned and he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth. He was back at work a month later, but his health caused him to resign, on September 14, 2007. He died a year later, on July 12, 2008. He was one of the most respected political journalists in Washington, and that respect knew no party boundary. Everyone liked Tony Snow, and he seemed to like everyone in turn.

Tony left his wife Jill, whom he married in 1987, and three children. R. I. P.