They Were Elections in Which Parties Chose Their Nominees

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

They Were Elections in Which Parties Chose Their Nominees
“Big Lessons of Primaries: What the Heck Were They?”–headline, Associated Press, May 20

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue
“I’m a Criminal and So Are You”–headline, CNN.com, May 19

Surprise!
“2 Masked Suspects Steal Car After Surprise Man Pulls Into His Driveway”–headline, KTVK-TV website (Phoenix), May 19

Best Regards
The New York Times has some good news and some bad news:

Arakawa, a Japanese-born conceptual artist and designer, who with his wife, Madeline Gins, explored ideas about mortality by creating buildings meant to stop aging and preclude death, died Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 73.

The good news is, he stopped aging at 73 . . .

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