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Get well soon, Bob Novak

Robert Novak is retiring:

Robert Novak has announced his immediate retirement following the diagnosis of a brain tumor, a prognosis the Sun-Times' political columnist describes as "dire."

"The details are being worked out with the doctors this week, but the tentative plan is for radiation and chemotherapy," Novak said.

That is a bummer. The man is an icon regardless of your party or political belief.

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My thoughts go out to Mr. Novak and his family. I hope everything goes well for him.

I shook Novak's hand at a 1992 event with Vice President Quayle at Melear's BBQ in Fayetteville. The word 'icon' is certainly accurate. He and Pat Buchanan were the two conservative pioneers on CNN's "Crossfire" and the shows that have followed. One needed to only read Novak's column a few times to see that no one in Washington was better connected as a journalist, regardless of ideology. His work will be missed.

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