'''Robert ("Bob") Novak''' (1931-2009) was a longtime columnist for the [[Chicago Sun-Times]]<ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/index.html</ref> and television commentator who became a leading [[conservative]] voice in journalism. A convert to [[Catholicism]] after he became a [[conservative]], Novak was an insightful critic of [[liberal]] policies and an informed writer about politics in general. He was a veteran of the Korean War, rising to the rank of lieutenant in the U.S. Army. | '''Robert ("Bob") Novak''' (1931-2009) was a longtime columnist for the [[Chicago Sun-Times]]<ref>http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/index.html</ref> and television commentator who became a leading [[conservative]] voice in journalism. A convert to [[Catholicism]] after he became a [[conservative]], Novak was an insightful critic of [[liberal]] policies and an informed writer about politics in general. He was a veteran of the Korean War, rising to the rank of lieutenant in the U.S. Army. |