HAS THE MYSTERY of Amelia Earhart's disappearance finally been resolved?

IT'S TIME to tell them to "Stuff it!" And "Sit down and shut up!"

WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL? Harry Reid may not even be minority leader after Tuesday.

FROM MY EMAIL: In case you didn't notice, on January 1, 2014

The top Medicare tax went from 1.45% to 2.35%.
The top income tax bracket went from 35% to 39.6%.
The capital gains tax went from 15% to 28%.
The dividends tax went from 15% to 39.6%.
And the estate tax went from 0% to 55%.

Remember: these taxes were all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. They were passed with Democrat votes only; no Republican voted for these taxes.

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4. Vote!

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRAT: I'd rather spend your taxes than pay mine.

On the bright side, she did finally pay up.

WILL POLITICIANS EVER LEARN? After huge tax incentive package, Boeing still ships jobs out of Washington. One would think that eventually they would come to realize that the best strategy for keeping businesses in place is not to raise taxes in the first place.

HMM. Volvo technology makes trucks smart enough to not run you over.

I would simply remind readers that while technology can be made foolproof, it can't be made idiot-resistant.

HEALTH CARE: Rethinking electronic medical records. With the time-wasting required by the Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, I'm reminded of Augustine's Law XLVIII: "The more time you spend talking about what you have been doing, the less time you have to do what you have been talking about. Eventually, you spend more and more time talking about less and less until finally you spend all of your time talking about nothing."

NAVY'S STANDARD MISSILE-6 intercept targets in 'engage on remote' tests. For those of you unfamiliar with naval warfare, this is a 'big ... deal'.

DON SURBER: explains tolerance. His is a summary of this much longer piece, which is itself well worth reading.

KEYSTONE XL: Where have all the excuses gone?

JEFF JACOBY: No wonder voters like a candidate who knows how to castrate hogs.

FALL FOLIAGE 2014: Week 5.

A dramatic change this week, not so much in colors as in the sheer numbers of leaves that have fallen. The yard in this photo is covered in leaves, which only two days ago was mowed and the leaves blown to the 'forest' that surrounds our yard.

The other unusual factor this year is that the trees are not all turning at the same time. In this picture you can see that one tree is completely denuded, while others are still retaining some green.

Here's last year's Week 5 picture, taken (Nov 9, 2013), and here's last week's.

We seem to be ahead of last year by about a week.

EBOLA: Trust a politician? Or an expert? Frankly, neither, since neither one seems to exhibit so much as an ounce of common sense.

UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE FAR AWAY? Here's Why The Night Sky Is Dark Even Though Jillions Of Stars Are Shining Light Our Way.

RELAX: Open carry won't get you shot at Kroger. Or WalMart, since I've seen people carrying openly there as well.

UPDATE: But you could get HIV.

HO-HUM: Just another deranged Democrat.

EBOLA NURSE KACI HICKOX defies common sense and quarantine guidelines. This, six days after another case of 'self-isolation' gone stupid.

My thoughts, more or less:

From where I sit ... it’s the belief that you and your needs are acutely exceptional and important, and take precedence over those of the people around you. It’s the unspoken belief that your day radiating sickness at the office is worth a couple of your colleagues being bedridden with your flu for a week. You may not be actively thinking that, but that’s the math your actions ... imply. It’s selfishness and solipsism, pure and simple.

As much as I dislike the thought, it may be necessary for Kaci Hickox to become ill with the Ebola virus to overcome this sanctimonious moral preening.

Andrew McCarthy also comments.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES, quarantine edition, is up. As usual, here's my favorite:

Follow the link to see the rest.

YOU EXPECTED SOMEHING DIFFERENT? Islamist Campaign Donors Overwhelmingly Back Democrats.