Pointman’s Page

I’m disappointed that we’re not 50th. Why the heck should my tax dollars fund “reproductive services” and give poor people free contraceptives? Why is this the governments responsibility? Grrr……
If you can’t afford contraceptives then go watch cable TV since even the poorest in America seem to be able to […]

I wonder what Joe Wilson has to say about Saddam’s taped conversations on obtaining uranium from Africa?

Who is donating 600 megabits of bandwidth to OSU for Open Source Lab.
For a five-year period, the Open Source Lab will receive 600 megabits of bandwidth - a volume of Internet connectivity that is more than five times higher than the total used by the rest of the university. In addition, OSU servers will be […]

If you let your kids out of your sight on spring break you’re completely crazy and should be hauled in for neglect of a dependent.

The rebuilding of the Bell monopoly continues.

The minstrel boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death you’ll find him;
His father’s sword he hath girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him;
“Land of Song!” cried the warrior bard,
“Tho’ all the world betrays thee,
One sword, at least, thy right shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!”
The Minstrel fell! But the foeman’s […]

Very nice article on Spiked making a good case that it’s not investigative journalism; it is gossip.
The rise of the conspiracy theory points to an important shift in journalism and public debate. There has been a move from debating the substance of someone’s beliefs or behaviour to focusing myopically on the motivations behind them; […]

Now wait a minute.. from the testimony I’ve seen I thought the preferred weapon of choice for terrorists in the US was the .50 caliber rifle. But it appears that besides airplanes and bombs the SUV is the weapon of choice for murdering infidels for Allah. ( ABC coverage here. )
I’m sure this will […]

“There are some things about America I admire and there are some things I don’t. And one of the things I don’t admire about America is their … slavish love of guns. They’re evil.”
John Howard - hoplophobe, Australian PM. I’ll bet he thinks swords, automobiles and ice picks are evil, too. Or […]

I took until almost March but a cold has finally caught up with me. So off the store for some Sinus Tylenol and guess what - just to make sure I’m not going to make Meth with it I have to provide identification and am informed I can only buy one box of it […]

“The natural cure for an ill-administration…is a change of men.” —Alexander Hamilton

The President of OPEC has basically admitted they like the current oil pricing and think that it’s “fair”. On the one hand he’s right to a point - adjusted for inflation $60/barrel isn’t aweful though more than I’d like to be paying. On the other while OPEC controls actual output which can […]

Something I don’t understand…. why is Hillary so openly opposed to the ports deal when her own husband helped broker the deal? Or are we not suppose to ask that question?
Still… though she’s opposing the deal for the wrong reason she’s still right that it’s a bad deal. Some things in […]