Tony Snow is quitting for financial reasons. I don't blame him.

[Poiuyt]

After all, he only makes 168 large a year.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- White House press secretary Tony Snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post Sept. 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino, the White House announced Friday.

Earlier this month, Snow had told conservative talk-show host Hugh Hewitt that "financial reasons" may prevent him for serving the remainder of his boss's presidency.

"I'm not going to be able to go the distance, but that's primarily for financial reasons." Snow said. "I've told people when my money runs out, then I've got to go."

According to The Washington Post, Snow makes $168,000 as the White House spokesman.

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He took a significant pay cut to take the job of press secretary and has talked publicly in the past about the financial sacrifices, as well as his passion for the post.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/31/white.house.snow/index.html

How many here would consider sacrificing themselves to make $168,000 a year?

[Lint Head]

1. I think he had a sub prime loan and lost money in the stock

market. I no sympathy for this person that promoted fascist propaganda that has killed human beings. :dem:

[TahitiNut]

2. You couldn't pay me enough to get me to gild the turd that's the Cheney/Bush cabal.

There isn't enough money.

[RB TexLa]

3. If I had been working for a cable news network, syndicating a column and writing books, yes I would

call it sacrificing.

edited to add: As well as speaking for fees.

[tanyev]

4. Is there no end to the sacrifices Republicans will make for patriotism?

$168,000! 'Tis a pittance! And yet they suck it up and come serve this great country for as long as they can hold out. God Bless America.


:patriot:

[T Wolf]

5. Typical repuke rationalization. Just like

My company's profits were $10 million last year and only $9 million this year. Therefore, I will have to fire enough workers to make up the difference.

Every one of the scumbags is so separated from reality that they really do think that taking the "pay cut" to lie for the cabal was a sacrifice.

What ever happened to their mantra of taking responsibility? I guess it does not apply to themselves.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. And may he rot in hell after a long, suffering death rattle.

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Snow is a professional liar to the end.

And that end is upon him. He is quitting because he is dying. It seems that he cannot even tell the truth about that.


On the other hand, 168,000 is not what it used to be. It is a good middle class salary, nothing more, nothing less. Over at False Noise Snow was probably making at least 3-5x that. It's the double secret hidden inflation thing. We've been screwn.

[nottabubba]

7. reason for leaving WH

Tony Snow is at death's door because of his cancer relapse. I don't wish him ill. It's not the money, it's his time that is much more valuable now. This may be the only case of a WH official truly leaving to spend more time with his family.

[Rydz777]

14. Well said. On TV today Snow looked like death warmed over.

In any case, he's leaving a pointless job since no one believes a word said by either Bush or his stooges. As for his cancer, I don't wish that on anybody, and I do hope that he will now have some quality time with his family.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. He isn't capable of telling the truth now, and he never was.

He's dying. Why won't he just say so?

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Because they're all PATHOLOGICAL LIARS. They have lied for so long, they don't know what the TRUTH

is anymore.

[LeftyMom]

9. Why lie? He has terminal fucking cancer. He's going home to die.

"Resigned for health reasons" sounds perfectly reasonable.

[Gormy Cuss]

16. Maybe he hasn't accepted that yet.

A lot of people with fatal diagnoses choose to view themselves as still fighting with a chance of winning even when the statistics say they face losing odds. I have no respect for Snow as a professional but IMHO he can choose an exit without mentioning his health. It's no skin off of my nose if he's lying about it.

[Faux pas]

11. For $168,000 a year, I'd stay until they had to roll me out on a gurney.

Another bush casualty.

[Skidmore]

12. Not to mention one of the best health care insurance packages in the nation.

[northzax]

13. well, he was probably making a couple of million before

at FAUX, plus speaking gigs. you get used to 2 million, 168K is a big cut. If he wants to provide for his children, say, he has to make money now, seeing as he has a terminal disease. it's not unreasonable, actually.

[T Wolf]

25. If he was making so much for years before, he should have saved

enough so that his "family' would never have any money worries.

He just spent it like a drunken republican expecting that the gravy train would always be there.

No sympathy from me on any aspect of his situation.

[northzax]

26. well of course he 'should have'

doesn't mean he actually did, though. Maybe he has a large mortgage, maybe he wants to make sure his kids can go to the college of their choice, without worrying about money, who knows? Maybe there is something else going on, financially, we don't know about? maybe his colon cancer was a pre-existing condition, and he's paying out of pocket, maybe his son or daughter needs full time care, I simply don't know. At least he's being honest about it, not saying "I want to spend more time with my family" and then getting a lobbying job that takes just as much time.

that said, he's pretty much uninsurable, and he's not old enough for Medicare. Maybe his financial reason is he believes that he will need legal counsel eventually, and doesn't want to go into debt? who knows?

[Clinton Crusader]

15. I have pity, as I also have cancer, but.....

I'd die on the floor of the press room for $168K! My husband and I are going broke nine ways to Sunday trying to pay these cancer treatment bills, as I had NO insurance when diagnosed. I feel for Tony, I really do, as I do for Elizabeth Edwards, but the cold hard reality is these people have MILLIONS and also have great insurance, so they won't be in fear of losing their house because of medical bills. I'm worrying myself into a freakin' heart attack or stroke over these bills, and the poss. that some cold hearted bastard will try and take our house. We have no more savings.

As I said, I sympathize with Snow and E. Edwards as they have metastisized cancer, I don't, but I sure wish I had their money and insurance.

[Irishonly]

17. So Do I

I have been cancer free for almost seven years and I will send hugs and positive thoughts your way while you are fighting and always. When Tony Snow was talking about his maintenance chemo, CT scans I couldn't help but think of the millions that will never have the insurance coverage he does. City of Hope has a waiting list and for the victims time is an enemy.

[Clinton Crusader]

19. Thank you, Irishonly, congrats on your 7 years!

I tried every place I could find for help, bt I was turned down by everyone. I am also considered disabled from an accident and am on SS Disability. They all told us we make too much to get help, when we make less than $50K a year. So we are stuck with bills that would make Solomon blush. I set up payment plans with all the medical bills, all 12 of them, and pay what I can a month but it's breaking us. It's a funny thing, I worry more about the BILLS than the cancer! I hardly even think about the cancer anymore. I'm having surgery prob. in September, and all I say is what the hell is THAT gonna cost us?

It is so unbelieveably sad we live in a country wherein your sickness doesn't make you sick, it's the medical bills. Friends in the UK and Canada are staggered when I tell them what's going on here. They simply cannot believe it.

Continued good health to you, Irishonly.

[Irishonly]

21. Bless You

:hug:

[Maestro]

18. I'm a cancer survivor too

And I find it incredulous that he is quitting for financial reasons. That is a actually a slap in the face if he says he can't make it on 168K a year. My wife and I both work and even though I had insurance when I went through treatment we are still paying off the bill and this is from 2003.

I hope your recovery is quick.

[DemGa]

20. I wonder if Tony can even recognize his dishonesty

He's clearly very, very ill, and I wish him well.

But he names money as the concern. Conservatism/Republicanism seems to be a disease, in part, of denial and extremely poor insight.

[Tanuki]

22. Financial reasons? Yeah, he's morally bankrupt. eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Good one!

[DaveJ]

23. I thought Republicans were supposed to be good with money

(wish I could add a sarcasm tag in the subject line)

Seriously, if he was making millions before he got his new job he should be having no trouble at all now.

So either he's lousy with money (like most Cons), or he is filled with greed and can never be satisfied.

[daa]

24. I thought he was still of the Faux Nuze payroll nt