“WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who has been battling cancer, plans to step down on September 14 and he will be replaced his deputy, Dana Perino, a U.S. official said. ”

The White House deleted a couple million emails that may or may not be related to their mysterious firing of a buncha federal prosecutors. The emails — and here’s the tricky bit — were sent from private RNC-sponsored non-government accounts, which is kinda-sorta illegal. But hey, sometimes you accidentally subvert the Democratic process when you’re trying oh-so-hard to follow the law as you purposefully misunderstand it. MORE »

So you’re elevated to your current position because your predecessor got cancer, and every single official you represent is a thieving scumbag with 2% approval ratings, and the country is so crippled that Honduras could probably launch a successful invasion. What do you do, Dana Perino? You make Alex Trebek jokes, obviously:

MS. PERINO: Les.

Q Yes, thank you, Dana. Two questions on American business. In the -

MS. PERINO: American business for 200. (Laughter.) I’ve always wanted to be on that show. Go ahead, Les, I’m sorry.

But what was the question? Something about how America has been intentionally deindustrialized and wages have stagnated or dropped for all but the top 10% of earners and blue-collar union jobs have been eliminated leaving a vast working class with no hope for anything beyond lifelong credit-card debt and children who finish school unable to read?

Ha ha, of course not. Let’s run down the category JOURNALISTS ARE SELF-OBSESSED TWATS, after the jump.

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White House spokesman Tony Snow has cancer again, his omnipresent “live strong” bracelet having failed its wearer yet again. MORE »

These things can change quickly, but the latest word on the street is that Tony Snow of Fox News is the most likely replacement for Scott McClellan as White House press secretary. Rumor has it that Snow has essentially been offered the job and is negotiating the fine points with the White House. MORE »

Last month, we predicted that Scott McClellan would be gone as White House press secretary by the summer. That prediction has now come to pass. MORE »

Lately we’ve been doing a lot of speculating around here about future personnel changes within the Bush Administration. And the rumor mill keeps on churning. MORE »