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

Bottom Stories of the Day
“Republican Presidential Candidates Have No Specific Plans to Visit Augusta Before March 6 Primary”–headline, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, Feb. 15

They Really Ought to Do Something About Their Appearance
“TSA Officers Focus on Security, Not Good Looks”–headline, blog.tsa.gov, Feb. 15

Does This Mean Megadeth Is Pro-Life?
“Megadeth Frontman Backs Rick Santorum”–headline, Politico.com, Feb. 15

Their Idea of Balance
“The uproar threatens to embroil the Catholic church in a bitter election-year political battle while deepening internal rifts within the church. On the one side are traditionalists who believe in upholding Catholic doctrine to the letter, and on the other, modernists who believe the church must respond to changing times and a pluralistic society.”–news story, New York Times, Feb. 15

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