Tony Snow R I P

Former Presidential Press Secretary and Conservative Pundit Tony Snow has passed away at the age 53. His passing will be mourned by many on both the right and the left.

At the blog HOT AIR this morning I read the following paragraph in reference to Mr Snow....I regret that I can't remember the name of the person that used it...but it fits Tony to a T.

THE TRUE GENTLEMAN The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.- John Walter Wayland

I (like many others) had never seen that before, but it struck me as how correct it is in describing Mr Snow.

I first heard of Tony in the mid 1990s when he sat in for Rush Limbaugh on occasion. To this day, he has always been my favorite of the fill in hosts. He used an innate good nature and sense of humor to convey the message of conservatism, which after all is one of the movements basic qualities.

When I watched television, I loved his shows on the Fox Network...and no, that is NOT a Conservative or right wing network by any stretch of the imagination....it only seems that way because they let both sides (left and right) speak.

I only say him as Press Secretary a few times.....and got a kick out of his relish at going head to head with the White House Press Corps. His enjoyment and zest for life came through so strongly that it was a pleasure for all of us....even the notoriously antagonistic press people themselves.

My heartfelt and sincere condolences go out to Tony's family and loved ones....My thanks to go to Tony as he is now in Heaven.

God Bless You Tony.