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

Out on a Limb

  • “Conscientious People More Likely to Provide Good Customer Service”–headline, Rice University press release, Nov. 12
  • “Editorial: Prognosis for Obamacare Isn’t Improving”–headline, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 13

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Waxman Seeks Climate Hearing in Wake of Typhoon”–headline, NationalJournal.com, Nov. 12
  • “U.N. Elects Human-Rights Violators to Human Rights Council”–headline, National Review Online, Nov. 13

That Sounds Fishy 
“Democrat Mark Herring Gets a Leg Up in Va. Attorney General’s Race in Late Ballot Count”–headline, Washington Post, Nov. 13

[Note: Mr. Taranto is out of the office.  Today’s post comes from the Nov. 13 BOTW archives.]  For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.