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

Cops Aren’t Supposed to Take Gratuities, Are They?
“Stickup Suspect Jailed After Jeff Cops Get Tip”–headline, Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Oct. 6

He Only Takes Tips
“No Charge for Throwing Dog at Cop”–headline, Omaha World-Herald, Oct. 6

It’s Always in the Last Place You Look

  • “World’s Largest Dinosaur Prints Found in France”–headline, Daily Telegraph (London), Oct. 7
  • “Missing Horse Found Tied to a Metro Bus Stop Sign”–headline, Houston Chronicle, Oct. 6

The Green Depression

John Kerry, the former junior senator from Massachusetts…, is leading the effort in the Senate to pass Cap’n Trade, a measure to combat so-called global warming by imposing massive taxes on energy. Blogger Dan Calabrese notes a revealing Kerry quote from last week:

Let me emphasize something very strongly as we begin this discussion. The United States has already this year alone achieved a 6% reduction in emissions simply because of the downturn in the economy, so we are effectively saying we need to go another 14%.

Wow. To accomplish Kerry’s environmental goals, all we need to do is shrink the economy even more and keep it shrunken–in other words, for the recession to turn into a permanent depression. If you think that’s a good idea, call your senator and urge him to vote “yes” on Cap’n Trade!

We Blame Global Warming

  • “Calif. Wildfire Stalled by Record Low Temperatures”–headline, Associated Press, Oct. 7
  • “Some Idaho School Kids Enjoy an Early Snow Day”–headline, KTVB-TV Web site (Boise), Oct. 7

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