The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Foreign Minister Sharif al-Dupnik
“Egyptian Foreign Ministry Says Obama Inciting Violence”–headline, FoxNews.com, Feb. 2
‘In Which I Mention Her in a Headline’
“Day One of My Sarah Palin Moratorium”–headline, Dana Milbank blog entry, Washington Post website, Feb. 1
News of the Tautological
“Egypt Pro-Government Supporters Clash With Anti-Government Protesters”–headline, Puffington Host, Feb. 2
Breaking News From Exodus
“Sharing Tales of an Exodus From Egypt”–headline, CNN.com, Feb. 2
Breaking News From 1865
“Lee Offers Possibility of Summit With the North”–headline, Chosun.com (South Korea), Feb. 2
Zero-Tolerance Watch
Blogress Amy Alkon reports that the Hawaii House is considering legislation that would outlaw the sale of toy guns to minors. Apparently some kids use these guns to spray other youngsters with dangerous dihydrogen monoxide.
It seems to us this is a wrongheaded policy, not to mention a violation of the Second Amendment. Remember, squirt guns don’t squirt squirts, squirts squirt squirts. [NOTE: Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is a rarely used name of water.]
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