The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

Adjusted for Inflation, That’s Only Half a Lee Majors
“Ron Paul, the $13 Million Man”–headline, Politico.com, Jan. 5

Warning: You Are About to Be Warned, and You Have Just Been Warned
“We don’t have the intention of repeating our warning, and we warn only once.”–Brig. Gen. Ataollah Salehi, Iran’s armed forces chief, quoted by London’s Daily Telegraph, Jan. 5

Now That’s Efficiency in Government
“Teen Enters Guilty Pleas, Sworn In as Councilman”–headline, Associated Press, Jan. 5

Obama Chooses Principle Over Politics–Now That Would Be News
“Obama Chooses Politics Over Principle in Naming Consumer Bureau Head: View”–headline, Bloomberg, Jan. 4

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Few Democrats Caucus, All Support Obama”–headline, Le Mars (Iowa) Daily Sentinel, Jan. 4
  • “Herman Cain to Launch 9-9-9 Bus Tour”–headline, Politico.com, Jan. 4

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