My late father, who was one of the gentlest and kindest men who ever lived, used to watch Crossfire on CNN, hoping someone would finally haul off and belt Robert Novak. Dad called him the perfect example of a guy who thinks that the world should revolve around him and his friends making as much money as possible, and that there is no concern that even comes in even a close second. He was also amazed that Novak could be regarded as a reporter and pundit when he continued to get so much so wrong so often. I have seen nothing to suggest my father was wrong.
Take a look at this. Novak is driving along in a black Corvette. He hits a pedestrian and keeps on going. A man on a bicycle sees this, chases Novak down and tells him he hit someone. Only then does Novak stop. He says, "I didn't see him there."
The bicyclist apparently had to stand in traffic to block Novak from leaving the scene. Later, describing the accident, he says he watched as a, "black Corvette convertible with top closed plowed into the guy. The guy is sort of splayed onto the windshield."
Police came and gave Novak a citation. One does suspect that if it had been you or I or anyone who wasn't a well-connected, famous media celeb, we'd be taken to a little room and told that we had one phone call. Gee, I wonder what Keith Olbermann and Jon Stewart are going to say on their shows tonight.