Novak retires because of poor prognosis of his brain cancer.

Not good news for Bob Novak. The Washington Post just announced his retirement.

He's a public figure so his private personal battles tend to become public events, but it looks like his political reporting days are over and he is now entering a very private period. I'd pray for an improved prognosis, or failing that, a good death. But that's presumptuous of me. He's now, at the end of a long life, entering the period we all face sooner or later, the end of his life. It's a period most Americans avoid thinking about. Perhaps we should all just pray for him.

I will.