The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes, on the late Robert Novak: "It's not too much to call Novak journalism's last honest man in Washington."

Journalist, columnist, and CIA-employee identifier Robert Novak has died at the age of 78. What a rich legacy he leaves behind! Back in 2007, Novak identified former Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri as the anonymous politician who gave Novak a quote about George McGovern being the candidate of "amnesty, abortion, and acid." Eagleton had never given Novak permission to name him as the source, which caused some hard feelings. READ MORE