The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

Out on a Limb
“Texas now has an equal chance of having normal, above normal or less than normal rain through at least February. With about a third of the state still in one of the worst three stages of drought, a dry winter could mean another tough spring and summer. [Farmer Chad] Lemke said he’s still hoping for the best. ‘It is an educated guess, so we’re going to hope that they’re wrong,’ Lemke said, referring to the latest forecast. ‘It’s up to the good Lord, not to the meteorologists.’ “–Associated Press, Nov. 1
 
Bottom Stories of the Day
  • “Obama Back on Campaign Trail After Sandy Says Now Is Not Time for ‘Petty Differences’–Then Attacks Romney”–headline, Daily Mail (London), Nov. 1
  • “Dukakis Predicts Obama Win, Breaks Down Election Issues”–headline, Harvard Crimson, Nov. 2
  • “Ann Romney: ‘Mitt Romney Is Ready to Lead the Country’ “–headline, Romney campaign press release, Nov. 2

Reliable Sources (from 11.1 BOTW)
Here’s a very strange story from the Associated Press:

A northeast Kansas newspaper has been ordered to identify a person who posted a comment on its website about a story on a murder trial for which that commenter was serving as a juror.

Shawnee County District Judge Steven Ebberts last week denied a request by The Topeka Capital-Journal to quash a district attorney’s subpoena seeking the name, address and Internet Protocol address of a poster who goes by the pseudonym “BePrepared.” . . .

While the man’s name was reported by the newspaper in coverage of the Sept. 6 hearing, The Associated Press isn’t naming him because he has not been charged with a crime. Ebberts’ decision noted that interference with the judicial process is a felony.

So let’s see if we have this straight. The AP is withholding the man’s name, even though it’s already appeared in the newspaper that is resisting prosecutors’ demands to tell them his name.

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