The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Our Hypothesis: By Not Being Launched Into Space
“Russia Launches Animals Into Space to Learn How They Survive”–headline, ScienceRecorder.com, April 21
Shortest Books Ever Written
“How Your Kids Can Make You Money”–headline, Yahoo! Finance, April 22
News of the Tautological
“Denver’s 4/20 rally was reported as a ‘peaceful rally’ before the shots were fired.”–KDVR-TVwebsite (Denver), April 20
Heidi Heitkamp Won’t Stay Bought
“I want my money back,” declares Bill Daley, who served as President Obama’s chief of staff in 2011 and 2012, in a Washington Post op-ed:
Last October, I gave $2,500 to support Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign to become North Dakota’s junior senator. A few weeks later, she won a surprise victory.
I have had a long career in government and politics, but I don’t donate heavily to political campaigns. When I contribute, it’s because I know the candidate well or am really impressed with the person. Heidi Heitkamp was one of the latter: She struck me as strong-willed, principled and an independent thinker.
But this week, Heitkamp betrayed those hopes.
She voted to block legislation to make gun background checks more comprehensive.
Duly noted. Bill Daley thinks lawmakers should vote according to the wishes of big donors. …
NOTE: The excerpts above are from the April 22nd BOTW Archives.
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