
Taxes aren't high enough yet, so the U.S. Senate in its infinite wisdom is poised to raise them again. The innocuously titled Marketplace Fairness Act the worst legislation always carries an imaginatively phony title will sail through the upper chamber this week.

For all the Obama-era talk of decline, there is at least one reason why America probably won't, at least not quite yet.
Two mammoth rocket engines that helped boost Apollo astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the Atlantic.

Rusted pieces of two Apollo-era rocket engines that helped boost astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the murky depths of the Atlantic, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos and NASA said Wednesday.
Amazon's fourth-quarter net income fell 45 percent, as sharply higher revenue failed to keep pace with increased spending on order fulfillment and digital content, a trend that's become the norm for the world's largest online retailer.
Netflix is probably hoping a new book about its early history never gets made into a movie.

Amazon unveiled four new Kindle Fire tablet computers on Thursday, including ones with larger color screens, as the online retailer steps up competition with Apple ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Amazon.com is expected to update its Kindle Fire tablet computer on Thursday.

Homosexual "marriage" has become a defining issue for Democrats. The party is pushing hard for this policy to bring out their base and get behind an otherwise weak re-election bid from President Obama.