From CNN: Fox News’ Tony Snow is set to move from the anchor chair to the hot seat, agreeing to take on the role of White House press secretary amid slumping poll ratings for President Bush. The appointment of Snow, who has formally accepted the job, will be announced Wednesday morning, according to three Republican sources familiar with Snow’s discussions with the White House. He will replace Scott McClellan, who

Please tune in today to “Hoist the Black Flag” on Rightalk. The show begins at 4:05 pm EST, 1:05 pacific. Today’s guest is Patterico, whose one man crusade to bring the LA Times to account for its ideological bias is becoming the stuff of legend. Oh.  And sadly, I STILL don’t have the broadcast equipment, so I’ll be doing the show from a telephone.  Again.  Which explains my tinny, nasally

Christopher Hitchens takes on the McCarthy leak, and taunts those whose outrage over the Plame affair was as cynical and manufactured as, well…whatever their previous cynical and manufactured outrage was.  Honestly, there have been so many that it’s impossible to keep them straight without a flow chart.  But I digress.  Here’s Hitchens: […] instead of being rewarded for her probity, Mary McCarthy has been given the sack. And the New

The Online Houston Chronicle has asked the lovely Rightwingsparkle to be its conservative blogger. You can visit her here, where she is blogging under the name of “TexasSparkle.” Which is helpful, insofar as it reminds some Houstonians that they aren’t living in, say, California or New York. Congrats, and best of luck!

From Reuters: An official in Turkey’s ruling party has been arrested for chewing gum while laying a wreath at a monument to the country’s revered founder Kemal Ataturk, the state Anatolian news agency said on Monday. Veysel Dalci, head of the local branch of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Black Sea town of Fatsa, was charged with insulting Ataturk’s memory during Sunday’s ceremony marking Turkey’s National Sovereignty

James Taranto points out some stunning rhetoric from John Kerry, whose pretzel logic never fails to amaze.  On the Mary McCarthy story and leaking in general, Kerry allows that “nobody should leak,” but claims it’s a less serious offense “if you’re leaking to tell the truth.” Then he says: “I’m glad she told the truth.” Are you, Senator?  Really?  And yet you want to be President? Because let’s look closely

From CNN: Sources close to the White House said Monday that Fox anchor Tony Snow is likely to accept the job as White House press secretary, succeeding Scott McClellan. The sources said they expect him to announce his decision within the next few days. A source familiar with the discussions said Monday that newly appointed Chief of Staff Josh Bolten asked Snow to make a decision by early this week.

From CNN: A U.S. official told CNN on Monday that the CIA officer fired for leaking classified information was accused of a “pattern of behavior,” including multiple contacts with more than one reporter. Sources also confirmed to CNN that the officer fired last Thursday is Mary O. McCarthy, who last worked in the CIA inspector general’s office. “It’s not just about one story, it’s a pattern of activity,” the official