Tony Snow died yesterday of cancer. But there is a lot more to say than just that. In my eyes, he was the ultimate Conservative, second only to Ronald Reagan. Strong in belief, ethics and integrity, he was a force to be reckoned with. But he was a force of good cheer, positive outlook and good humor.
Susan Estrich writes:

The opening line of the news story this morning was that Tony “lost his fight with cancer.” But that’s all wrong. If cancer were a fair fight, Tony would have won. Losing implies that you could have won, might have won, had you done something more or different, had you been stronger or better. That’s not how it works. Cancer is. Jerks sometimes survive it. Decent and honorable people sometimes are felled by it. It’s not a fight; it’s a plague.

God be with ye, Mr. Snow. We hardly knew you.