News of the Tautological

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

Out on a Limb
“GLOBAL: Bin Laden Said Biden ‘Totally Unprepared’ to Be President”–headline, Daily Times (Salisbury, Md.), May 3

News of the Tautological
“Pro-Obama Mormons Unswayed by Shared Faith With Romney”–headline, RealClearPolitics.com, May 4

Your Tax Dollars at Work
“Rep. Ron Paul–barely a presence on Capitol Hill these days–is taking time off from his still-ongoing campaign to return to Washington for one of his pet causes: bashing the Federal Reserve,” Politico reports: An advisory from the House Financial Services Committee says Paul will host a Tuesday subcommittee hearing on legislation to “either reform or abolish the Federal Reserve System.”

So let’s see if we have this straight: Despite being “barely a presence on Capitol Hill these days” because he’s off looking for another job, Paul is still drawing a full salary (of $174,000). Nice work if you can get it.

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