Robert Novak's Final Words on Plame Case: "The Hell With You!"

Robert Novak Dead At 78

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Novak should have died in federal prison, for his actions in the Plame case.

Ailing from his fourth battle with cancer last autumn, famed columnist Robert Novak -- who died today at 78 -- was interviewed at length for one of the final times by The Washingtonian's Barbara Matusow. The magazine published on its web site the full Q & A, which concluded with perhaps Novak's final published re-assessment of his role in helping to out CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson.
It shows that near the end he had reversed his partial feelings of regret and, angered by liberal critics, went back into attack mode. Of course, two years ago, he had predicted that "unfortunately" his Plame connection would probably make the opening sentence of his obituary. This proved true in the case of the Associated Press bulletin on his death, but the Washington Post waited until the third paragraph.
Here are the passages from the Matusow interview on the CIA leak case. LinkHere