The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
He Still Has Made a Choice
“Paul Ryan Has ‘Decided Not to Decide’ if He Will Run for President”–headline, Yahoo! News, Jan. 11
‘Why Would They Wage War on Me? I’m a Fun Guy.’
“War on Mushrooms Begins With Containing Spores”–headline, Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.), Jan. 11
News You Can Use
- “Promises of Big Cash for a Small Fee Should Be Viewed as Suspicious, Police Say”–headline, Columbus Dispatch, Jan. 10
- “Here’s a Game: Hostess Cupcake Icing, Charlie Brown’s Hair, or Jack Lew’s Signature?”–headline, NationalJournal.com, Jan. 11
Maybe They Mean a Star Who Eats Rocks
Here’s a bizarre story from Politico:
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who just returned from a trip to North Korea with Google’s Eric Schmidt, said the tech leader was received as a “rock star” in that isolated country.
“Eric Schmidt was like a rock star there,” Richardson said on CNN’s “Starting Point.” “Talking to people, to students, to scientists, to software engineers about the importance of the Internet.”
The importance of the Internet? The North Koreans haven’t even acknowledged the importance of food!
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