James Taranto, who by the way serves as the editor of OpinionJournal.com, noticed a few similarities between C3PO, the haughty, British-sounding robot in Star Wars, and John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate. While re-watching the film recently, Taranto collected some choice quotes from the persnickety android, of which these are a few:

• “That malfunctioning little twerp! This is all his fault! He tricked me into going this way, but he’ll do no better.”
• “We’ll be destroyed for sure! This is madness! We’re doomed.”
• “Hey! You’re not permitted in there! You’ll be deactivated for sure! Don’t you call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!”
• “Secret mission? What plans? What are you talking about? I’m not getting in there! I’m going to regret this.”
• “Protocol? Why, it’s my primary function, sir. I am well versed in all the customs.”

Taranto’s column is called Best of the Web Today, ostensibly because it links to some of the best stuff on the Internet. But if you ask me, Taranto’s daily column is deserving of the title itself. It routinely consists of some of the funniest and most insightful writing on the web.