Sunday, July 13, 2008

National priorities

Did you notice how the passing of former White House press secretary Tony Snow evoked more comment than the death of Dr. Michael DeBakey, the man who pretty much invented modern heart surgery? (The New York Times was an exception.)

From all reports, Tony Snow was a warm man, the exceptional conservative with a real sense of humor, not all of it at the expense of his political opponents. But he was a press secretary--basically, a flack. Michael DeBakey extended the lives of thousands of people.

Let's keep our eye on the ball, folks.

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