The shark remains jumped

Two days after his meltdown on CNN, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak appeared Saturday at the Business Council of Alabama's annual conference in Point Clear to debate Democratic strategist Paul Begala.

This time, Novak didn't swear and leave the stage. He also said nothing about the investigation of CIA operative Valerie Plame's outing, which he would have been asked about Thursday on CNN had he not stormed off the set.