I'm genuinely distressed for Tony Snow to learn that his cancer has recurred, apparently in very serious fashion. I was just as upset when Elizabeth Edwards reported the same thing about her breast cancer. Terrible news for both of these fine people and their families -- and both seem to be handling it with remarkable courage.
I am, however, appalled at the comment from George W. Bush as reported in this morning's Washington Post: "I'm looking forward to the day that he comes back to the White House and briefs the press corps on the decisions that I'm making and why I'm making them."
This guy is clueless. Snow's return has nothing to do with the decisions the President is making and everything to do with Snow's survival. If he'd cut it off at "return to the White House" I would have applauded it as an appropriate sentiment, but what this statement underscores is what a self-centered child we have in the Oval Office is. In the end, it's all about him.