The Decider Hires the Communicator

Asked by Cox News whether he would be frank with the president, [newly appointed White House Press Secretary Tony] Snow delivered this gem:

"They want people to express their opinions. You're not coming here to drink the Kool-Aid. You're coming here to serve the president. And at this particular juncture I think what you want is as much honest counsel as you can get."

In just four sentences, Snow managed to refer to himself in the first, second, and third person – even switching back and forth in the same sentence. When he said, "I think what you want is as much honest counsel as you can get," he referred to the president in the second person and himself in the first person and (implicitly) the third. Even Yogi Berra couldn't go from first to third on a single quote.

--Slate article about the new press secretary