The Washington Times reports a visit by Bob Novak to the Heritage Foundation, where he regaled conservative bloggers with his take on current events and gave a little spiel about his new book, Prince of Darkness:

“When asked to rate the current field of Republican presidential candidates, Novak didn’t have any kind words for the current top-tier field of Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and John McCain. But when pressed as to who he thinks will be the eventual nominee, Novak said he expects Thompson to get the nod. However, Novak offered his own personal endorsement of Texas congressman Ron Paul. ‘He’s a very engaging person… I’d like to see him as president,’ Novak said. ‘Can you imagine him at the United Nations?’”

By the way, check out Novak’s new book, a memoir: it has the dirt on that evil troll David “a cheat and a liar” Frum, and that alone is worth the price of admission.