Good thing that Britain has outlawed guns. Now if they could just do something about those pesky Samurai swords.

Maybe someone can sue the sword manufacturer.

Sila Calderon, the Hillary-like governor of Puerto Rico, says that the US should keep Roosevelt Roads Naval Base open.

Only one problem. Well, two problems.

First, she offers no reasons why, other than that it provides employment for Puerto Ricans. In other words, we should apparently do it as a charity.

Second, there’s little benefit to the US to maintain Rosey Roads (other than the general benefit of having a base in that part of the Caribbean), since she made us shut down the weapons testing at Vieques, which it mainly supported.

Well, you can’t say the woman lacks gall.

That’s the leading headline in today’s print edition of that paragon of reportorial objectivity, that serious newspaper, the LA Times.

Yes, those wascawwy wepubwicans can try to fool us by doing high-profile things like tossing out their Jim-Crow-worshiping Senate Majority Leader, but we know what’s in their hearts. They’re opposed to diversity!

Oh, the humanity.

Of course a more accurate headline (which would actually line up with the text of the story) would be “Bush Opposes Racial Discrimination At University.” But that wouldn’t convey the desired message, would it?

The families of the two of the sniper victims are suing the gun manufacturer (Bushmaster).

I hope this is tossed out summarily.

Everyone else has mentioned it by now, including Glenn and Andrew Sullivan, but I want to offer my moral support to Iain Murray and his family, who just lost his job due to his blog.

Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to offer much else right now, but hit his tip jar if you can afford it.

My Fox column is up, and unusually, you didn’t see it here first. It’s a Fox exclusive!

I discuss space tourism in Europe, launch regulation, NASA’s transportation development problems, and Israeli astronauts.

According to Gallup, the Germans are the most pessimistic people on the planet.

If I lived in Germany right now, I’d be pretty glum, too.

John Carter McKnight says that the space community needs a P. T. Barnum.

Among many other good bits of advice:

Know Your Product: Space tourism is no different from Barnum’s wax museums, giant elephants and General Tom Thumb. You’re not selling paraffin, big pachyderms and small men. You’re selling what Barnum would call “humbug,” or “ballyhoo.” You’re selling exotic experience. Bear in mind that this product is at the other end of the universe from the “space product” that NASA “sells:” they sell safe, routine government operations. Consider how few people pay to watch tax-legislation proofreading… and that about as many watch the feed from NASA TV. If you try to sell the NASA product, you won’t be in any business very long.

This is a message that I’ve been trying to get through peoples’ heads for more than a decade. The success or failure of Space Camps says nothing about the market for space tourism. We need to stop selling NASA, and start selling Space.

Simply amazing.

At least some of these people used to have interesting things to say, occasionally. Has the war completely unhinged them?

Shawn Steel says that the ongoing GOP disaster in California should be laid at the feet of Gerry Parsky, the White House’s guy.

He makes a good case, and is optimistic about Republican chances in the Golden State with a change in strategy. And leadership.

[Thanks to Lloyd Albano for the tip]