Departures. Arch Conservative Robert Novak Retires after a 45 year career.

[stephendare]

As the Prince of Darkness.

Au Revoir Bob.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Novak

[copperfiend]

He got off easy in the Plame case.

[RiversideGator]

This is sad news.  I wish him well. 

Hopefully the leftists will not be celebrating the illness of another conservative this time around.

[vicupstate]

He brought a lot of spice to the McLaughlin Group, years ago.   That was the show's heyday when he and Jack Germond were regulars. 

One thing that always stood out about him was his judgement of political races was seldom 'colored' with his own preferences.  If the GOP was doing to take a loss in a given race or year, he said as much, even though you know it pained him to acknowledge it.  He is as good as anyboby at predicting outcomes. 

I wish him a full recovery.           

[Midway ®]

He brought a lot of spice to the McLaughlin Group, years ago.   That was the show's heyday when he and Jack Germond were regulars. 

One thing that always stood out about him was his judgement of political races was seldom 'colored' with his own preferences.  If the GOP was doing to take a loss in a given race or year, he said as much, even though you know it pained him to acknowledge it.  He is as good as anyboby at predicting outcomes. 

I wish him a full recovery.           

I agree, Vic.  Such a spicy and often brutally direct commentator----even when it was against his own grain.   You kind of wish that kind of truthfulness in journalism was still the standard instead of this hot mess over at the fox political commentary outfit.

I wish him a full recovery as well.

This is sad news.  I wish him well. 

Hopefully the leftists will not be celebrating the illness of another conservative this time around.

What a partisan hack comment.

From the compleat partisan hack.

[rjp2008]

Arch? I don't know him that well, but he was more like an Extrados - on the fringes some issues and Paul support.

[RiversideGator]

So now the gossip is that he is evading prosecution for running down that old man in his black corvette.

Yes.  He is faking his own death to avoid prosecution for an accident.   

[RiversideGator]

Brain tumors in 77 year olds are usually fatal.  He is currently alive though.