The On-line Wall-Street Journal

The old musician's joke,

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To play on a Chieftain's album.

has a new variant:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To write an article for the on-line Wall Street Journal's editorial page.

Today, for example, I see Our Mission Remains Vital, by Kofi A. Annan, and
As Gonzo in Life as in His Work, by Tom Wolfe.

No matter what you think of the U.N. or Hunter S. Thompson, or, for that matter, the authors of the articles, there's no way to avoid admitting that the guy who runs the editorial page -- who got these articles -- is doing an awesome job.

Watch WSJO for a few weeks and see if I'm not right.

It's a race to see which will come first: a WSJ editorial by Paddy Moloney, or a Chieftains' album with James Taranto.