Prowler — I still don’t quite get why everybody seems so down on John Snow. Frankly, on substance he seems to have done a very solid job. And he’s never off message, and he works his tail off. He’s done everything they’ve asked of him. His only drawback (and this may be a big enough drawback to be important) is that he’s not an exciting communicator. But the man deserves better than a death by a thousand leaks.
All that said, my idea for the best replacement for him, if he is to be replaced, is the same guy I’ve touted for about five other important jobs in DC: Chris Cox. Yeah, he’s only been at the SEC for eight months, but then again Rob Portman hadn’t been Trade Rep very long either. Cox has done a great job at SEC and he has all the right skill sets to make him a first class SecTreas. And while Phil Gramm is smart as hell, Gramm has the ability to scare people or turn them off; Cox will never do that. If PR is the problem, Cox is a better answer than Gramm. For one thing, I guarantee you COx will NEVER wax eloquent about “Dicky Flatt”!!!!
