THE ANSWER is 'yes' to both questions.

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT for not trusting me.

THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME. Obama Promises to Solve Ebola ‘Just Like We’ve Solved Every Other Problem’.

FALL FOLIAGE 2014: Week 4.

Lots of wind again this week, and much more leaf fall, and - finally - some color change beginning. Last week's picture is here, and you can click back to Week One from there.

POWERLINE'S Week in Pictures -- Groundhog Day redux -- is up. Here's my favorite this week:

It neatly encapulates the liberal mindset.

ON THE GOLF COURSE? Where was President Obama?

With a 'Do Not Disturb' sign at the gate....

HILLARY CLINTON: Business don’t create jobs! Then who does?

I repeat myself, but the question remains: are Democrats even capable of rational thought?

NY GOVERNOR admits Ebola quarantine policy could be unenforceable.

One has to wonder if Democrats are even capable of rational thought.

WASHINGTON POST ON EDUCATION: Colleges aren't the problem. K-12 is. Um, just where do you think those K-12 teachers are coming from?

Read it and weep.

YEAH, RIGHT: ‘Calibration error’ changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county.

FALL FOLIAGE 2014: Week three.

There's been a lot of leaf fall, given the winds we've had the last two days, but not much change in colors. Last week's picture is here, and you can click back to Week One from there.

NEVER LET a crisis go to waste.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES (quarantine edition) is up. My favorite (of many):

I'd suggest quarantining suspicious passengers in the East Room of the White House, but suddenly it doesn't seem sufficiently secure.

VIA INSTAPUNDIT: Seattle Socialist Group Pushing $20/hr Min. Wage Offers $13/hr for Web Developer.

Hypocrisy is that condition that applies when the Liberal 'reality' world collides with the real world.

IT'S PUNDAY! Why I don't carpool to work.

FALL FOLIAGE 2014: Here's the Week Two picture. We had a lot of wet and very little cool last week, so the leaves continue falling slowly, and there's still lots of green.

BUT ... comparing today's photo to last week, we may be looking to see some rather vibrant color later on this fall.

IT'S ONLY FAIR:

Health care worker at Dallas hospital tests positive for Ebola.

ENVIRONMENTAL' PROTECTION' AGENCY: Rules are for thee, not for me.

MORE: We're right even when we're wrong.

IEEE SPECTRUM: The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy. Will history repeat itself with the LED bulb?

IT USED TO BE A BUG; now it's a feature. The Left cheers as employers scale back health coverage.

You're better off in the bosom of the Fed....