Treasonous Pundit Succumbs to Cancer

Robert Novak, the writer who crapped on our national security by outing CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame died today.

Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78

WASHINGTON — Political columnist Robert Novak, a diehard conservative, pugilistic debater and proud owner of the “Prince of Darkness” moniker, has died after a battle with brain cancer.
His wife of 47 years, Geraldine Novak, told The Associated Press that he died at his home in Washington, D.C. early Tuesday. He was 78.

A household face as co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire,” Novak had been a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times for decades. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in July 2008, less than a week after he struck a pedestrian in downtown Washington with his Corvette and drove away.

“He was a Washington institution who could turn an idea into the most discussed story around kitchen tables, congressional offices, the White House, and everywhere in between,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said in a statement.

Said House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio: “Bob made remarkable contributions in the field of journalism and to the American political landscape.”