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

We’ll Be Astonished if They Make It as Far as Jersey
“Anti-Wall Street Protesters March From NYC to San Francisco”–headline, Bloomberg, Oct. 6

Somebody Alert Internal Affairs
“Report: Man Shot by Albuquerque Cops High on Meth”–headline, Associated Press, Oct. 5

Friends Don’t Let Friends Think and Drive
“Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Thought: Study”–headline, Reuters, Oct. 5

Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking
“How I Fell in Love With Montreal”–headline, Globe and Mail (Toronto), Oct. 5

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Sarah Palin Not Running for President”–headline, Washington Post website, Oct. 5
  • “Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s Antiquities Find Was Staged, Insiders Say”–headline, Australian, Oct. 6
  • “Jackson Lee Fires Back at Hank Williams Jr. and Herman Cain”–video title, TheHill.com, Oct. 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.”