EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY makes final preparations to land spacecraft on a comet.

The launch of a small lander from ESA’s Rosetta space probe marks one of the key moments in the decade-long mission to examine comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

ESA scientists said Friday that a series of orbital manoeuvrs and calculations for the touchdown will take place over the coming days before the lander, dubbed Philae, is released at 0835 GMT (3:35 a.m. EST) Wednesday.

If all goes according to plan, the 100-kilogram (220-pound) lander will latch onto the comet’s icy surface seven hours later.

Tomorrow, about 10:30 a.m. Eastern time.

GO RUSH: Limbaugh threatens to sue Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Don't just threaten to punch back; do it.

SNEAKIN' IN to the USA:

WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Republican rout at state level reflects backlash against federal control. More push punchback.

POST MID-TERM ANALYSIS: Seven important things to remember.

WELL, THEY WERE RIGHT: ObamaCare authors counted on the 'stupidity of the American voter'.

GOOD FOR TEXAS: Racially-charged tweet on Ferguson shooting to get teacher fired.

Punching back.

PRESIDENT OBAMA kisses Kim Jung Un’s ring. Expect more ass ring kissing before his reign ends in 2017.

A VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE to the U.S. military service personnel who gave their all for our freedom.

IT'S CALLED THE INVERSE MIDAS EFFECT: Everything he touches turns to shit.

GOOD RIDDANCE: Maine won’t have Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend to kick around anymore.

She - and her boyfriend - have proven themselves to be uniquely unqualified to remain in nursing. One could hope that they remain in obscurity, but I suspect that's too much to expect.

GLOBAL WARMING? We should be so lucky.

AFFORDABLE AND USER-FRIENDLY, amateur drones have skittered beyond the grasp of government regulators.

It strikes me that what we're seeing here is the beginning of the end of big government: too big, too slow, too overweening, and Americans are just beginning to ignore the regulators, go about their businesses, and dare the government to do something about it. With enough civil disobedience, the regulatory state will (hopefully) collapse.

RANDOM THOUGHTS on Republican racism and their 'war on women'. In last week's midterm elections, how many new blacks did the Democrats elect? How many new women did the Democrats elect?

FALL FOLIAGE 2014: Week 6. The leaves are going faster now, but surprisingly this year the leaf changes are species dependent: the oaks are almost nude, while the beech trees have just begun to turn, and the pear trees down the street haven't begun to turn yet.

Last week's picture is here.

OBAMA ON IMMIGRATION: It's my way or the highway.

HE MAY HAVE LOST THE MAJORITY, but Harry Reid won't necessarily lose his leadership post. Actually, I hope the Democrats are dumb enough to keep him; it will ensure a Republican victory in 2016....

WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Beware a wounded Obama. A prediction that is now coming true.

IN BERKELEY, NO LESS: The 'War on Soda' claims its first victory.

But look on the bright side. The working poor, those most likely to be hurt by this new 'sin tax' may be able to qualify for free marijuana.

Well done, Berkeley.

OBAMA DEMOCRATS have left coal country. Left? Kicked out is more like it.