Despite Tony Snow’s “wait and see” comments during his interview with Brit Hume, the Washington Post is reporting for the second time that Snow will play a role in advising the president on policy decisions:

Snow, who in his roles as a pundit on Fox News and elsewhere has rapped Bush on several occasions, joined the White House only after extracting a promise that he would become an adviser to the president on day-to-day strategy. If Bush and his team follow through on that commitment, the former columnist will be the first outsider to become part of Bush’s revamped inner circle.
“We want fresh thinking, to charge the batteries, and passionate participation,” said Dan Bartlett, a top Bush adviser. “There is a lot of value added in Tony coming on board and helping us internally with his own views and ideas. It fits into the mold.”

When you look at Bartlett’s remarks in the context of Snow’s past criticisms of Bush (which, as Jonah points out, the left has so helpfully compiled for us), it starts to look like committed fiscal conservatives have gained a powerful ally in the White House. But several bad bills wafting out of Congress will immediately put that to the test. It’s going to be an interesting few weeks.