The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
They’d Rather Have Locusts and Boils?
“Egypt Plagued by Lack of Data”–headline, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 1
News of the Tautological
- “Election Day Roundup: Voters Take to the Polling Booths”–headline, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Nov. 2
- “Election Will Test Accuracy of Polls”–headline, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 2
Homer Nods
University of Connecticut “expert on campaign strategy” Carolyn Lin did say that all politics is local, contrary to an item yesterday. In fact, she said so much more:
“You can create a lot of press with crazy ideas and somewhat irregular behavior, but it is not going to help you with voters who want you to offer them a secure jobs,” she says. “All politics are local, and never more so than in a bad economic year.”
To which we can only add: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
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