Tony Snow has cancer again

This might not come off as sincere because I'm typing it, but I sincerely do mean it.

I just read that White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has cancer again. I've screamed and howled at some things that Snow has said in the past, but when you read about something like this, politics seems so stupid... so trivial.

I hope he beats it. I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy. I've seen it strike down too many people in the prime of their lives. Snow is 51 years old. 51.

From AP:
Snow had his colon removed in 2005 and underwent six months of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with colon cancer. A small growth was discovered last year in his lower right pelvic area, and it was removed on Monday. Doctors determined that it was cancerous, and that his cancer had metastasized, or spread, to his liver, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

Here's hoping you get well soon and beat cancer this time, too, Tony.

Another one of millions of tragic examples as to why we need to find a cure for this dreadful killer.

Photo from AP

Not much time to write 'til tonight...

But in the meantime, a few hard hittin' cartoons to start your week. I found some good ones today.

I can think of 500 billion reasons why this 'toon hits painfully close to home.

Speaks for itself. "If you're losing the argument, change the argument." -- Somewhere on Karl Rove's desk, there's probaby a granite stone with those words chisled into it. He's turned changing the argument and coming up with effective distrations into an art form. Karl Rove - the modern-day Rasputin.

A homerun. And yes, Newt really did send his wife divorce papers while she was recovering from cancer. If there is a hell, the presidential suite there is named in his honor. I'll have more on Edwards' decision to stay in the race later tonight.

This is another cartoon that is painfully apropos. I've been reading and listening to a great deal of stories in the media lately about a possible economic collapse. There are lots of signs, and one of the biggest is the rate of foreclosures, which is skyrocketing. I was just telling Vandra last night that we need to get rid of our variable rate mortgage, immediately. We're looking into it. More on this later, too. I've got lots to write about tonight.