The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
News of the Tautological
“Youth Orchestra Develops Young Musicians”–headline, Reno Gazette-Journal, Nov. 2
Bottom Stories of the Day
“Canadians Still ‘Distrust’ United States: Poll”–headline, Agence France-Presse, Nov. 2
Two Papers in One!
Virginia is one of two states that elect statewide officials a year after presidential elections, and in the governor’s race, Republican Bob McDonnell looks to win big over Democrat Creigh Deeds. … The Washington Post … endorsed Deeds, in part citing McDonnell’s views on social issues:
We worry that Mr. McDonnell’s Virginia would be one where abortion rights would be curtailed; where homosexuals would be treated as second-class citizens; where information about birth control would be hidden; and where the line between church and state could get awfully porous. That is a prescription for yesterday’s Virginia, not tomorrow’s.
The Post also endorses the Democrat for state attorney general, in part because the Republican, Kenneth Cuccinelli, is “a provocative hard-liner”:
Given his sometimes bizarre and incendiary ideas, we worry that Mr. Cuccinelli would drive qualified and nonpartisan lawyers away, transform the attorney general’s office into a staging ground for his pet peeves and causes, and make it an object of ridicule in a state where it has enjoyed a long run of respect.
What the Post doesn’t tell you is the name of the attorney general under which the office “enjoyed a long run of respect” between January 2006 and February of this year: Bob McDonnell.
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