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

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Canada Is Little Affected by Tsunami”–headline, WSJ.com, March 11
  • “Japan Earthquake Will Have No Impact on Ohio”–headline, WTAM website (Cleveland), March 11

Gingrich
The Associated Press reports on another reason why we consider a Newt Gingrich presidential candidacy a frivolous prospect:

Gingrich says his passionate hard work for his country contributed to his marital infidelity. In an interview posted Wednesday by The Christian Broadcasting Network, Gingrich – who recently converted to Catholicism – said he had sought God’s forgiveness for mistakes in his past.

“There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate,” Gingrich said.

Things got a little out of hand?

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