Of course Tony Snow's death is a loss to his family, friends and fans, and I am sympathetic to them. He was a human being as well as a controversial commentator and Bush defender. Dying at 53 of cancer is a tragedy in itself.

May I say, however, that I hope we don't see a eulogy marathon for him like the one we endured after Saint Tim Russert's death? I'd heard all I was interested in within a couple of hours of the announcement of Russert's death, but his colleagues wallowed in it for days. The drama of his funeral rivaled that of President Reagan's.

What I got out of all of the eulogies was Russert was a really nice guy who was lucky enough to have a job he loved and did well. Did we have to hear it eight million times? Besides, I didn't think he did his job so well in some of the presidential primary debates this year.

Luckily I never watch the Fox News Channel, so I hope I escape most of the Tony Snow canonization.