The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Out on a Limb
- “Larger Deal May Elude Deficit Panel”–headline, Politico.com, Oct. 2
- “In GOP Contest, Anything Could Happen”–headline, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 1
Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?
“Barone: Time to Raise Cain to Contender Status”–headline, Washington Examiner, Oct. 2
Questions Nobody Is Asking
- “Did Temporary Tattoos Win a Peruvian Presidential Election?”–headline, Tattoo Manufacturing press release, Sept. 30
- “So . . . Why Chile?”–headline, BusinessInsider.com, Oct. 1
- “Will Equatorial Guinea’s Dictator Finally Get His UNESCO Award?”–headline, ForeignPolicy.com, Sept. 30
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking
- “Another Case of Chinese Bullying: Why the Dalai Lama Won’t Be at Desmond Tutu’s 80th Birthday”–headline, Daily Telegraph website (London), Sept. 29
- “Mexico’s Answer to Unhappy Marriages–the Two-Year Hitch”–headline, Sydney Morning Herald, Oct. 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.”
