Bottom Story of the Day

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

Out on a Limb
“Beheadings Raise Doubts That Taliban Have Changed”–headline, New York Times, Feb. 24

Longest Books Ever Written
“The Economic Illiteracy of Timothy Geithner”–headline, American.com, Feb. 25

Es un Libro de Cocina
“Spain: King’s Son-in-Law Grilled for Two Days”–headline, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (Italy), Feb. 27

Guess It Wasn’t His Birthday
“Man Charged After Cooking Own Meal at Denny’s”–headline, Associated Press, Feb. 24

Man Stays Awake Through Biden’s Speech–Now That Would Be News
“Man Nods Off During Joe Biden’s Speech”–headline, Politico.com, Feb. 24

Look Out Below!
“Moose Population Continues Free Fall”–headline, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), Feb. 24

News of the Tautological
” ‘Militant Sanctimonious Fascist Hippies’ “–headline, New York Post, Feb. 26

Bottom Story of the Day
“Presidential Candidates Absent in Vermont”–headline, Burlington Free Press, Feb. 27

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.”