The last time the reins of the press room were turned over, in April 2006, former press secretary Scott McClellan, right, ceded to Tony Snow, left. Today, the transitional photo will feature a woman: Dana Perino replacing Snow. White House photo
by Mark Silva
Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, will leave his post on Sept. 14.
Dana Perino, chief deputy, will replace him, an administration official has told the Associated Press. President Bush is to announce the changes during an appearance at the start of the press secretary's televised briefing at 12:45 pm EDT in the White House press briefing room.
Snow, a former host of Fox News TV and radio who is battling colon cancer, already had announced that he would leave before the end of Bush’s presidency due to financial pressures.
Perino has often stood in, during Snow's absences since a recurrence of the cancer that was in remission when he accepted the press secretary's post early last year.
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Tony Snowjob was a great liar:
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Posted by: John E | August 31, 2007 12:42 PM
Wow, it seems everyone is bailing out of the White House. Bush's presidency is sinking faster than the Titantic and its every man for himself!
Posted by: Bobby | August 31, 2007 12:56 PM
Tony Snow is a talented writer and broadcaster. He will go back to the private sector where he'll make a lot more money. Best wishes Tony! Jerry White, Springfield, IL
Posted by: Jerry White | August 31, 2007 1:06 PM
I wish him good luck and good health.
I'm sure the proceeds from the books he'll write about his WH experiences will go a long way towards easing his financial pressures.
Posted by: kg123 | August 31, 2007 1:11 PM
"NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS FROM THE ROSE GARDEN"
IT'S FRIDAY AND TONY SNOW JUST GOT PAID.
THERE GOES ALL THOSE 6:30 EAST COAST PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFINGS BEFORE AMERICANS ON THE WEST COAST WAKE UP SPEECHES. THERE GOES ALL THE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION, WARRANTLESS EAVESDROPPING, PAT TILLMAN LIES AND FABRICATIONS. THERE GOES ALL THOSE DON'T TAKE THE BENCHMARKS AS BENCHMARKS. DON'T TAKE THE FAILURE OF THE BENCHMARKS AS FAILURES OF THE BENCHMARK. BECAUSE ...........BECAUSE..........ITS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WE DON'T DISCUSS INVESTIGATIONS.
HEY HOW ABOUT JUST BRING BACK ARI FLEISCHER WITH THAT 15 MILLION DOLLAR BOMB IRAN CAMPAIGN MONEY AND BUY THE TROOPS SOME BODY ARMOR.
FOX WILL MISS HIM, RUPERT IS ALL SHOOK UP.
NEXT! WE GOT TO END THIS QUAGMIRE AND D-F STUDENT RUNNING THIS COUNTRY!
HOW ABOUT TUESDAY NEXT WEEK. IMPEACHMENT IS FUTILE.
Posted by: Roger Morris | August 31, 2007 1:12 PM
With apologies and best wishes for better health to Tony Snow, the fact is that President Bush's press secretary is required to do a "snow job."
Posted by: Al Strap | August 31, 2007 1:25 PM
This is in reply to Roger Morris. It's JERKS like him that don't know the difference between a solid AMERICAN and an appeaser left winger like all the limp wrists on the left. Kennedy, Durbin, Schumer, Reid, Biden, Dodd, and the know it all new comer, Obama.
Posted by: Ray Gorak | August 31, 2007 1:29 PM
You know, of course, that the next President will turn things around and be righteous and forthright and never lie or fabricate and will be loved by all and save this planet...right?
During the 90's Clinton was the devil, and during the early 90's the other Bush was leadig us to ruins, and before that Reagan was taking us down (yes, despite the common love for him now, back in the 80's he was despised by plenty of folks), and of course that trend has gone on forever and always will.
Wake up people! If Kerry were in office, we would not be in Iraq AND there would be no shortage of people (maybe even more) who would be complaining that we still hadn't gotten those terrorists back and that we were not being aggressive enough o protect ourselves and that we needed to go after the terrorists and blah, blah, blah.
Bush is not the problem. Whoever is prez is always the "problem". Our inability to ever accept the fact that our current govermental structure will always produce 2nd guessing and ignorant experts is!
Posted by: Sir Thomas | August 31, 2007 1:35 PM
You hate to pile on when someone has health problems. But in this case, well, you just have to wonder, with a looming prospect of death, were ya paid enough to have given up your soul.
Posted by: Joe | August 31, 2007 1:35 PM
Tony Snow was a shill when he was on Faux News. He was an apologist as press secretary.
I don't wish colon cancer on anyone, my father (at 47) and his mother (at 36)died from it. I hope you beat it Tony.
Posted by: Doug Zook | August 31, 2007 1:49 PM
Ahh, the financial presuure of ONLY making $168,000 a year. It must have been so hard on his family, scraping by on that pittance. The working poor have it so tough.
Posted by: Tony | August 31, 2007 1:52 PM
I certainly don't agree with his politics, but Mr. Snow seems like a decnet man.
I wish him the best as he battles his illness.
Posted by: Steve34 | August 31, 2007 2:00 PM
If anyone has seen Tony Snowjob lately, he looks gravely ill. I feel for him regarding his battle with cancer but on the flip side didn't appreciate how he was deceitful, dishonest, and less than forthcoming with his answers.
Bimbo Dana Perrino will be stepping up to continue with the lies and spin.
Posted by: Doug R. | August 31, 2007 2:40 PM
Ray Gorak,
Appeaser?
So tell us about your service tough guy. Or are you just another one of the QWERTY Chairborne Commandos who post here regularily?
Put up or shut up.
Posted by: Doug Zook | August 31, 2007 5:04 PM
Oh Doogie, when you and your ilk do nothing but disparage a good, decent man, then take the fire back like a man. While you did hope him the best, it was still with hate as your first paragraph shows. When Tony Snow hosted Fox News Sunday, he was just as tough, if not tougher, on Republicans compared to Democrats. It's more than I can say for the Democratis shills Tim Russert, George Stephanopoulos and that old man on CBS.
Posted by: John D | August 31, 2007 10:47 PM
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When Tony Snow hosted Fox News Sunday, he was just as tough, if not tougher, on Republicans compared to Democrats. It's more than I can say for the Democratis shills Tim Russert, George Stephanopoulos and that old man on CBS.
Posted by: John D | August 31, 2007 10:47 PM
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Got any PROOF of that?
Didn't think so.
Posted by: BC | September 1, 2007 4:13 PM