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

Out on a Limb
“Defect Maybe Caused Superjumbo Engine to Blow Up”–headline, Associated Press, Dec. 2

Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking
“How Schools Decide When to Call a Snow Day”–headline, KTVB-TV website (Boise, Idaho), Dec. 1

News You Can Use
“Want Cheap Broadband? Move to Hong Kong”–headline, von.com, Nov. 29

Bottom Stories of the Day

  • “Putin Declines to Grade Obama”–headline, USA Today website, Dec. 2
  • “Comedian Conversation Falls Flat at 92nd Street Y”–headline, New York Times, Dec. 2
  • “U.S. Diplomats Noted Canadian Mistrust”–headline, New York Times, Dec. 2

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.”