The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Two Stories in One!
“Despite floods of rhetoric, nothing is happening in Congress to alter key provisions [of] the Affordable Care Act that take effect in seven months. . . . Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are doing their best to undermine the law as the time for implementation–and next year’s elections–draws nearer.”–Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 28
Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“Correction: An earlier version of this article misidentified the Jewish temple built by King Solomon. Solomon built the First Temple, not the Second. The article also incorrectly referred to Herod as the builder of the Second Temple. Although the temple is sometimes called Herod’s Temple in honor of his expansion of it, the original construction occurred centuries earlier.”–Washington Post, May 24
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
“Hospitals Profit When Patients Develop Bloodstream Infections”–headline, InfectionControlToday.com, May 2
Not Starring on It
“The Next Best Thing to Starring on ‘The Amazing Race’ Reality Show”–headline, Omaha World-Herald, May 29
A Star Is Born?
Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is retiring after four terms in the House, and Slate’s Matthew Yglesias thinks he knows why. For one thing, there’s nowhere for her to advance in politics, as she’s too conservative to be elected statewide in Minnesota. That sounds right, but this doesn’t:
I’m sure she can earn plenty of money writing books or making TV shows or doing speaking appearances.
Of course the tension between a desire to make money and a desire to move up in politics also exists for Democrats. But it’s the conventional tension that exists on both sides between ideological purity and the lure of K Street dealmaking. The conservative movement has become strong enough as a social force that you can get rich by being a conservative media star, which would not work for liberals.
Either Yglesias is delusional or he forgot to add “. . . because that market is already glutted.”
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