Warning--the following remarks have not been sanitized for your protection

Poor Tony Snow--to think that up until now his reputation was spick and span, but now it seems that he has a chink in his armor. Well, the professionally-sensitive class certainly hasn't been niggardly in their expressions of disapproval, quickly pointing out the unwholesome subtext of a such a charged phrase as 'tar baby.' Subtext is such a subtle thing--it sneaks up on you like the first nip of spring. For now, ol' Tony will be behind the eight ball, but he'll surely be looking to pay the White House press corps back at some point--in spades, of course.