"YOU REALLY OUGHT TO GO HOME." U.S. F-22 stealth fighter pilot taunted Iranian F-4 Phantom combat planes over the Persian Gulf.

A FEATURE, NOT A BUG (at least for the progressive left): Michelle Bachmann says she lost her health insurance under ObamaCare.

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER is not harmless behavior.

After 4-1/2 years, I think most Americans have come to realize that fact....

DANA MILBANK: Game over for Obama? Dana Milbank! the Washington Post's lead Obama cheerleader? That Dana Milbank?

SUCH A DEAL I'VE GOT FOR YOU: Obama to allow you to keep your health plan, but also require insurance companies to say ObamaCare could be a better deal.

BALDWIN SORRY — AGAIN: MSNBC suspends actor's show after anti-gay slurs.

'Baldwin Sorry' -- once -- is the only headline the media need ever report with respect to Alec Baldwin. Then ignore him forevermore.

MSNBC ON SARAH PALIN.

IN MEDICINE AND LIFE: the dark side of human equality.

POWERLINE'S week in pictures. My favorite:

The Will Rogers classic is a close second, though.

BLINDSIDED BY THE OBVIOUS: Figuring out insurance under ObamaCare. This is just the beginning; the avalanche will be next year.

ED DRISCOLL: When ObamaCare Mugs a Liberal. Something's wrong; ObamaCare is supposed to only screw Republicans.

MAY? MAY? Obama's health law fix may raise costs.

AUTUMN LEAVES VI: Winter is fast approaching; the trees in the front yard are almost completely bare. The back is not (yet), but only because the tree density tends to protect the leaves from the winds. Another week, though,....

Last week's picture is here, and you can continue scrolling back through October 12, when I took the first photo.

One odd thing about this autumn is that the trees are not all turning at the same time. Here are two more from the neighborhood. They always turn a magnificent red and they're only just beginning to turn; last week they were both completely green.

Next week? We'll see.

IF OBAMA would wear it, it might keep the confusing signals from leaking out.

POWERLINE on Democrat Party intelligence:

I have long been struck by this difference between Democrats and Republicans: Republican elites are deeply embarrassed by stupid Republicans, of whom there are, undeniably, a few. They go to great lengths to disassociate themselves from Republicans who are dumb, or are perceived as such, and consider low-information Republicans to be a serious blight on the party. Democrats, on the other hand, are completely shameless. Have you ever heard any Democrat express embarrassment at any other Democrat, no matter how stupid, and try to disassociate himself from the ignorant elements of his party? No. There are a number of Democrats in Congress, not to mention the rank and file, who are complete morons. Sheila Jackson Lee has lots of company. But do smarter Democrats care? Do they shiver with embarrassment when a member of their party worries that Guam may tip over, or thinks Obama is going to fill up her gas tank, or doesn’t know the difference between Mars and the Moon? Not at all! This difference between the parties strikes me as profound, but its full elucidation will have to await another day.

These people are so stupid they don't know they're stupid. Click on the video if you're up to the painful experience of listening to a jackass donkey bray.

INSTAPUNDIT: "No, it’s because he’s a fuck-up. You’re not helping black people out by blurring the distinction."

I TOLD YOU SO!

Mallard Fillmore cartoons are here.