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[[File:Famous novak.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Robert Novak]]

[[File:Famous novak.jpg|right|200px|thumb| Robert Novak]]

'''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.  Novak passed away at age 78 after a battle with brain cancer. A 1952 graduate of Northwestern University and member of Tau Delta Chapter Alpha Epsilon Pi. 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.  Novak passed away at age 78 after a battle with brain cancer. A 1952 graduate of Northwestern University and member of Tau Delta Chapter Alpha Epsilon Pi. He was a veteran of the [[Korean War]], having risen to the rank of lieutenant in the [[U.S. Army]].

Novak was a [[movement conservative]], providing strong intellectual reasons for his positions.  Novak was a leading social and economic conservative in the media.  At times he expressed views that were less [[conservative]] on the issues of [[immigration]] and what [[neoconservatives]] call "[[free trade]]."

Novak was a [[movement conservative]], providing strong intellectual reasons for his positions.  Novak was a leading social and economic conservative in the media.  At times, like colleague [[Pat Buchanan]], he challenged what [[neoconservatives]] call "[[free trade]]" policies.

Novak, as the leading conservative reporter, is credited with inspiring many young conservative writers.<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/08/19/bob-novak-inspired-young-conservative-writers/</ref>

Novak, as the leading conservative reporter, is credited with inspiring many young conservative writers,<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/08/19/bob-novak-inspired-young-conservative-writers/</ref>such as [[Tim Carney]], a staff columnist at ''The Washington Examiner'' and author of the 2009 work ''Obamanomics.''

He is well-known among the general public for several reasons:

He is well-known among the general public for several reasons:

*his publicizing the quote from a Democratic Senator (later revealed to be Thomas Eagleton) that "people don’t know [Democratic Presidential nominee George] McGovern is for amnesty, abortion and" acid. Based partly on this quote, which stuck to McGovern, he lost in a landslide (ironically, after first picking Eagleton as his Vice Presidential candidate).

*his publicizing the quote from a Democratic Senator (later revealed to be [[Thomas Eagleton]]) that "people don’t know [Democratic Presidential nominee George] McGovern is for amnesty, [[abortion]], and acid." Based partly on this quote, which stuck to McGovern, he lost in a landslide (ironically, after first picking Eagleton as his vice presidential candidate).

*his role in the [[Valerie Plame|Valerie Plame Wilson]] leak affair.

*his role in the [[Valerie Plame|Valerie Plame Wilson]] leak affair.

*his autobiography, "Prince of Darkness: Fifty Years Reporting in Washington," which used his nickname "Prince of Darkness" for his sometimes pessimistic outlook.

*his autobiography, ''Prince of Darkness: Fifty Years Reporting in Washington,'' which used his nickname "Prince of Darkness" for his sometimes pessimistic outlook.

*he was a long-time host of CNN Crossfire.  

*he was a long-time co-host of [[CNN]]'s ''Crossfire]] and a former panelist on [[PBS]]'s ''[[The McLaughlin Group]].''

 

==Pro-life==

==Pro-life==

After Novak's conversion to [[Catholicism]], he changed his view on [[abortion]], "When we started the column, Rowly and I were neutral on abortion, maybe leaning toward pro-choice. I began to read, think about it, and by the time I embraced Catholicism, I was adamantly against abortion. I'm happy that I moved in that direction." More recently, Novak exposed the relationship [[Kathleen Sebelius]] had with [[George Tiller]] saying, [she is] "the national [[pro-choice]] poster girl.” <ref>[http://www.lifenews.com/nat5370.html Pro-Life Syndicated Columnist Bob Novak Dies, Enjoyed Writing Against Abortion, LifeNews.com, August 18, 2009]</ref>

After Novak's conversion to [[Catholicism]], he changed his view on abortion, "When we started the column, Rowly and I were neutral on abortion, maybe leaning toward pro-choice. I began to read, think about it, and by the time I embraced Catholicism, I was adamantly against abortion. I'm happy that I moved in that direction." More recently, Novak exposed the relationship [[Kathleen Sebelius]] had with [[George Tiller]] saying, [she is] "the national [[pro-choice]] poster girl.” <ref>[http://www.lifenews.com/nat5370.html Pro-Life Syndicated Columnist Bob Novak Dies, Enjoyed Writing Against Abortion, LifeNews.com, August 18, 2009]</ref>

==Books by Robert Novak==

==Books by Robert Novak==