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

Homer Nods
Although the federal budget sequester took effect Friday, the world did not come to an end as we stated in Friday’s column. We regret the error.

Out on a Limb
“Zimbabwe’s President Predicts Election Victory”–headline, Associated Press, March 2

‘I Ordered a Burrito, Not a Caballito!’
“Birds Eye and Taco Bell Beef Meals Contained Horse”–headline, Sun (London), March 1

We Thought It Was a Cadillac Escalade
“Woods Goes Nowhere in Honda Classic”–headline, Associated Press, March 2

Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?
“Shingles Blowing Off May Indicate It’s Time for a New Roof”–headline, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.), Feb. 28

News of the Tautological

  • “Coastal Wetlands Highly Vulnerable to Sea-Level Rise”–headline, World Bank press release, March 1
  • “No Mothers Among S.F.’s City Fathers”–headline, San Francisco Chronicle website, March 2

For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.