Midweek Mayhem!

Welcome to Midweek Mayhem!

The place where we get to talk about anything and everything – now with seasonal festivities and good will to all blokes n’ sheilas.

And of course this week’s Midweek Mayhem is an extra special one cos we get to announce the esteemed winner of our highly unpopular “Make up your own Crap Christmas Carol” competition!!

Did “Near Shoe- Death’ Rattle Bush’s Free Market Stance?

Something happened just recently that seems to have rattled the President Bush’s cage.  Surely it isn’t the failure of his ‘free market system’ that has plunged the entire globe into crisis?  I think it’s much simpler.  Perhaps his near fatal run-in with some shoes’ just recently, yep! I think that has done it.

In early October US President George Bush urged nations to “recommit” to free markets despite economic turmoil.

Then on the the October 24, former Fed Chairman came clean and admitted the ‘free market model’ had failed.

Which bank? has stuffed up?

I freely admit I do not understand the whole of this story, but it seems that those in the know are pretty pissed off with CBA at the moment.

In a rattling embarrassment which is likely to see executive heads roll, and perhaps trigger an investigation, the Commonwealth Bank has been forced to can its $2 billion issue launched only last night.

Sock and Awe: Only a game?

Posted by Kevin Rennie

If you haven’t played Sock and Awe yet, now’s the chance. Hours, well perhaps seconds, of holiday fun. It’s not nearly as clever or elaborate as Sarah Palin as President in the oval office. But in these tough times it’s free.