The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Must’ve Mixed Him Up With Sen. Blunt 
“VP Joe Biden Calls Sen. Bob Menendez ‘Frank’ “–headline, Star-Ledger website (Newark, N.J.), Oct. 31
#humblebrag
“Newark Police Announce ‘Historic’ Decrease in Non-Fatal Shootings”–headline, Star-Ledger website, Nov. 4
Questions Nobody Is Asking
“What Does the Future Hold for Seattle’s Zoo Elephants?”–headline, KING-TV website, Nov. 4
Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“This post was based on an anonymously sourced item at YourJewishNews that subsequent reporting has revealed to be false. Sources I spoke with at the Gur Kollel in Jerusalem say that soy products have not been banned. The original, incorrect post remains below.”–Slate.com, Oct. 31
Out on a Limb
- “Congress Likes Spending More Than Cutting, Study Says”–headline, Washington Timeswebsite, Nov. 1
- “Obama’s Credibility Is at Risk”–headline, National Journal, Nov. 2 issue
- “Obamacare Fiasco Proves President Is No Chess Master”–headline, Jonah Goldberg syndicated column, Nov. 1
Deep Background
Politico reports that President Obama has been holding a series of White House meetings with newspaper columnists and other opinion journalists. Although the sessions are private, readers are treated to this scoop:
“The president is thoroughly convinced that the course he has set out is correct, and that his opponents are either wrong-headed or crazy or, in the case of [House Speaker John] Boehner, insufficiently courageous,” said a journalist who has attended off-the-record meetings.
This columnist has never even met Obama, but we could’ve told you that years ago.
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