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A great many have asked, why Tony Snow to replace the inestimable Scottie McClellan. Personally, I figured it was pretty obvious. It's long been known that the White House has stopped giving a damn what anyone other than the talking heads on Fox News really think. And so, I thought, this proves it.

Of course, "anonymice" at the White House itself think it's all a bit of a self-referential joke.

In a March column, Mr. Snow wrote, "A Republican president and a Republican Congress have lost control of the federal budget and cannot resist the temptation to stop raiding the public fisc." And he derided the new prescription drug benefit that Mr. Bush signed into law.

As press secretary, Mr. Snow would probably have to defend just such a program.

When asked about Mr. Snow's more critical comments, the administration official said, "What better way to pop the bubble that people think there is here."

Message: We don't care.

Then again, the man is an expert.

A senior administration official said the president chose Mr. Snow, 50, to become one of the most visible faces of the administration because he understood newspapers, radio, television and government, having worked in all four areas.

Just in time, though, The Editors explained what's really behind the move.

UPDATED: Because I couldn't resist.