Thanks for posting, interesting.
‘Strewth! That’s frightening. I wish Mr Novak well. Anyone know if he has a prognosis?
Wow, an unfriendly lawyer and all.....I wish Novak well in his recovery and hope the docs can fix him up soon.
Thanks for posting this. It’s wonderful to hear Mr. Novak is still alive and kicking. What a great service he did for America by writing his book, “The Prince of Darkness.” Anyone who hasn’t read that book is well advised to do so if they’re interested in how Washington works.
I particularly liked this:
“Support for me and promises of prayers sent for me poured in from all sides, including political figures who had not been happy with my columns. I’m told that President George W. Bush has not liked my criticism, particularly of his Iraq war policy. But the president is a compassionate man, and he telephoned me at 7:24 a.m. on August 15, six minutes before I went into surgery. The conversation lasted only a minute, but his prayerful concern was touching and much appreciated.”
“he was David A. Bono, a partner in the high-end law firm Harkins Cunningham.”
When I started reading I was like oh this Bono guy must have helped out Novak that day so Bob was giving him a shout out in the article. Then as I read, Bob did give him a shout out...to show that Bono was an a-hole. Not to mention the Joe & Valarie quote at the end.
It was nice to hear that others in Washington were very kind and helpful.
My mother had a brain abscess that caused the same kind of peripheral vision damage. It wasn’t brain cancer, but she expereinced the same devastating effects in her vision as well as cognitive difficulties.
As an aside, I like how he says it was his Corvette that hit the guy...
more at link, he had surgery the 15th. wow.
ML/NJ
Things like this remind you that people are generally good, even Democrats! Its just this stupid hyper-partisanism that gets to ALL of us sometimes, makes us monsters sometimes.
Best wishes Bob. I have always enjoyed your columns, and I’m happy to see you are still writing. GOOD LUCK!
Godspeed to you Mr Novak.......
..Now that you proved to you your thinkin / writin skills are still in tact, talk to us about Sarah Barracuda Palin.
Thanks to my tumor, the Wilsons have achieved half of their desires. I probably never will be able to drive again, and I have sold the Corvette, which I dearly loved. Taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of the First Amendment.
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Let me tweak this a little: “Taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of the SECOND Amendment.”
Good luck to Bob Novak. He says that he is a 3 time cancer survivor. Maybe he can make it 4.
Prayers up. My brother died of brain cancer. It’s scary.
Talk about irony ..
“After studying my CT scan and MRI, Dr. Friedman said a resection — that is, a removal of the tumor — was possible by surgery. Dr. Friedman had performed a similar operation this summer on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts.”
God works in mysterious ways indeed. May He be with Robert Novak and his family.
But Joe and Valerie Wilson, attempting to breathe life into the Valerie Plame "scandal," issued this statement: "We have long argued that responsible adults should take Novak's typewriter away. The time has arrived for them to also take away the keys to his Corvette."
Just wow.
I’ve loved ‘Vettes since I was 5, and though I have yet to own one, I think that one day I shall. And, once I own it, I wouldn’t let even a brain tumor force me to abandon it. Even if I can’t drive it on the road, there are still SCCA events to do, and you can always tinker with the thing in the garage and wax it now and then (and maybe let the wife take you for drives with the roof open now and then).
David Bono = John Edwards
Looking for an ambulance to chase.
I'm going to an ophthalmologist today - first time ever - to find out what caused (sudden) myopia in my left eye.
From the article:
Officer Garcia's justification in believing me was soon confirmed by the diagnosis of my brain cancer, in which I have lost not only left peripheral vision but nearly all my left vision, probably permanently. Several people have asked me whether the person I hit was crossing in front of me on my left. I answer, "I never saw him."
David A. Bono
Partner
Washington Office
David Bono represents business clients in complex and appellate litigation, and he advises them with respect to their federal regulatory obligations. In his trial-level work, for example, Mr. Bono successfully argued on behalf of a coalition of the nation’s thirty-six largest railroads for a nationwide injunction against a possible labor strike. His representation before the United States Supreme Court has included a case affirming the federal courts’ inherent power to impose sanctions for bad-faith conduct, and the Court appointed Mr. Bono in another case to brief the constitutional rights of property owners. His regulatory advice has included environmental and securities matters.
Mr. Bono is a former trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he represented the interests of federal agencies, Cabinet officers and other Executive Branch officials with respect to federal regulations, statutes and policies. For example, he was lead trial counsel for the Secretary of Transportation, the Attorney General, and the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Justice in the federal lawsuit that prevented the Exxon Valdez from returning to Prince William Sound, Alaska. He also represented the Secretary of Energy in litigation seeking $120 million for his alleged wrongful termination of a contract to purchase electricity.
Mr. Bono graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1982, with double majors in Public Policy Studies and Economics. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1986, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review and placed second in the Williston Negotiation Competition. He served as a law clerk to The Honorable Edward R. Becker, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Bars of the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Phone: (202) 973-7603
E-Mail: dbono@harkinscunningham.com