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

It Would Be More Cost-Effective Just to Buy Explosives
“TSA to Swab Airline Passengers’ Hands in Search for Explosives”–headline, CNN.com, Feb. 17

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Senate Won’t Ban ‘Sippy Cups’ “–headline, KBND-AM Web site (Bend, Ore.), Feb. 18
  • “GM Names Former Government Lawyer as Adviser”–headline, Detroit News, Feb. 17

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