Mr. Snow's Words Come Back to Bite Him in the A-_-_ . . . .

Compliments of "Crooks and Liars" and Glenn Greenwald:

Here's Tony Snow in 1998:

"Evidently, Mr. Clinton wants to shield virtually any communications that take place within the White House compound on the theory that all such talk contributes in some way, shape or form to the continuing success and harmony of an administration. Taken to its logical extreme, that position would make it impossible for citizens to hold a chief executive accountable for anything. He would have a constitutional right to cover up.

"Chances are that the courts will hurl such a claim out, but it will take time.

"One gets the impression that Team Clinton values its survival more than most people want justice and thus will delay without qualm. But as the clock ticks, the public's faith in Mr. Clinton will ebb away for a simple reason: Most of us want no part of a president who is cynical enough to use the majesty of his office to evade the one thing he is sworn to uphold — the rule of law."

Now apparently, Snow doesn't want to hold his on boss to the same standard.

Tony's next few news conferences should be quite interesting . . . . "Go get him, Helen Thomas!!"