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

Out on a Limb
“But in politics there are sometimes surprises, unanticipated changes, developments that seem obvious in retrospect but were wholly unexpected before they happened.”–Michael Barone syndicated column, May 10

Questions Nobody Is Asking
“Is Sen. Portman Secretly the Most Interesting Man in the World?”–headline, Washington Examiner website, May 10

News of the Tautological
“Obama-Romney Race Competitive in 2012 Swing States”–headline, Gallup.com, May 7

Not Just Underpants
“Al Qaeda in Yemen Has ‘Whole Outfit’ Devoted to Attacking U.S.”–headline, CNN.com, May 10

Those Lobsters Were Really Steamed
“Lobster Hostilities Lead to Boat Sinkings in Maine”–headline, Associated Press, May 11

The Check Is in the Mail
“Postal Service Loses $3.2 Billion in Jan-March”–headline, Reuters, May 10

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.”