Robert Novak: Republican malaise I don't like Robert Novak. i think he's a GOP shill and i often think his insight is so bogged down in bias or spin that its nearly worthless. that being said, he can sometimes be HYPER critical of the GOP. not only can he be critical, but it often comes (to me) as a great suprise and seemingly without any real "you better shape up" sentiment that a wakeup call usually has. Here he's publicizing the idea that GOP memebers of the Legislature are mulling over the idea that a Bush defeat maybe wouldn't be so bad in the fall for the GOP. I sometimes wonder what's going through Robert "No Facts" Novak's head.