Having successfully ended live-fire exercises on Vieques, Puerto Ricans are now whining about the decision to close down Roosevelt Roads Naval Base.

It apparently never occurred to them that one of the primary purposes of Rosie Roads was to support the Vieques range.

Sila Calderon overplayed her hand. She seems to want it both ways, generally expecting the benefits of being a commonwealth, while demanding the privileges of independence, and now she wanted to end the exercises but keep the money.

The imperceptible sound you hear is the strain of a nanoviolin.