Just saw it on the AP.  When I was a lad with center-left leanings first becoming interested in politics, Novak stood out as the person to learn and appreciate honest conservatism from in the era of Crossfire, and always in refreshing contrast to his dreary hack of a fellow conservative on Capital Gang, Kate O’Beirne.

The man had his shortcomings – I will still never understand how someone who claimed to have their political awakening after reading Whitaker Chambers could end his life as a patsy for the Alger Hiss of our generation, Scooter Libby.  But it was nice to see Novak a couple years ago being interviewed about his memoirs and having confirmed that he was really just a journalist with opinions and that he rued the way television had made him appear as much more of a partisan than he really was.

So thanks, Bob, for playing such a crucial role in exposing me to a world beyond cookie-cutter politics.

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