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

image1101That Was Easy 
“Actually, Washington Needs To Stop Listening To America”–headline, BusinessInsider.com, Oct. 11

Because She Needs the Insurance
“Why Does [Secretary of Health and Human Services] Kathleen Sebelius Still Have a Job?”–headline, RealClearPolitics.com, Oct. 11

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining 
“Biden Mostly Out of Sight as Shutdown Drags On”–headline, USA Today, Oct. 14

For One Thing, They’re Bad at Takings Tests 
“American Adults Lack Life Skills, Tests Indicate”–headline, Ann McFeatters syndicated column, Oct. 14

When Did They Leave Brooklyn? 
“Dudi Sela Nets Win in Uzbekistan Tennis Tourney”–headline, Times of Israel, Oct. 14

Somewhere There’s a Someone for Everyone
“Man Looking for Girlfriend Charged With Assault”–headline, Rapid City (S.D.) Journal, Oct. 11

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.