Out on a Limb

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

Out on a Limb
“Justice Stephen Breyer Says He Will ‘Eventually’ Retire”—headline, Huffington Post, Sept. 13

Cause and Effect

  • “President Obama’s Proposed Dishwater Rules May Not Be Enough to Get Dishes Clean”—headline, KIAH-TV website (Houston), July 21
  • “Obama Is Changing Hotels—Because of China”—headline, Chicago Sun-Times website, Sept. 11

Question and Answer—I

  • “Got Squirrel? Judging the World’s Weirdest Cook Off”—headline, Mashable, Sept. 11
  • “Bobby Jindal: Donald Trump ‘Looks Like He’s Got a Squirrel’ on His Head”—headline, CBSNews, Sept. 10

Question and Answer—II

  • “Hillary Clinton in Trouble? What’s Behind Al Gore, Joe Biden Rumor Mill”—headline, NBCNews, Aug. 14
  • “Charlatans, Cranks, and Apparatchiks”—headline, New York Times website, Sept. 11

Bottom Story of the Day
“Former President George W. Bush Not Chosen for Dallas Jury”—headline, Associated Press, Aug. 5

Out on a Limb

  • “Whether or Not Biden Runs, Clinton Has a Problem”—headline, Yahoo! News, Aug. 6
  • “Heilemann: ‘Having Your Name Start With “FBI Investigates” Is Bad’ ”—headline, Washington Free Beacon, Aug. 5

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.”