TIME FOR THE DON?

Trevor Mallard has made some predictions over at Red Rag  that the stodgy Aaron Gilmore might be prepping up for a tilt at the  selection for Invercargill  on the basis that Eric Roy may resign. Well if Eric decides that it is time to  hang up his kilt
( and we are not sure he is ready to hand over his dirk) then we expect a good candidate to step into the breach. But it wont be Aaron Gilmore.

We reckon that if the Nats want a logical successor to Eric there is only one candidate.

Thats the Don.  Don Nicholson. He's the man for the job.

CACTUS ALL BULL NO COW

Now it seems that Cactus came from a dairy farm so you would think she knows a bit about the milk biz and indeed she shows a reasonable understanding of what goes on and even a fine grasp of economics as she backs Economist Brent Wheelers views on the mega dairy hotel planned for the McKenzie Basin.

And she so eloquently describes Dairy farms - green underfoot they maybe but we are kidding ourselves as a nation if we believe it is Milk au naturelle...

She also misses on one critical point and stunningly its about sex and cows or sex with cows and bulls.
There is no one time coupling with a rampant bull - nope.The closest a cow gets to the bovine hanky panky is a brief encounter with a sterile straw of semen. The poor cows don't even get to have a bit of natural nooky.

We agree with Cactus and Brent. The market needs options - and the McKenzie mega cow hotel will give the international market options. And at least this way our bloody streams wont get overrun with cowshit.

HOW PR IS DONE -

It's smart audacious, funny, and uniting. It is a chance for the community to make an impact on big business. Getting the Unions Federated Farmers and commercial interests and Maori on the same page and in the same tent is a stroke of genius. Its all over the media and already 3000 people have signed up.

Hooton Genius...


Finally we may get some mobile phone rates that are in line with the rest of the world. Go 2 Degrees!

SUPER SHEEP

Its Lamb Chops birthday today... Heres to ya sis.

Cartoon can be found here This guy is a great cartoonist.

WELL DONE TIM

It looks like we are moving to a free trade deal with India. Thats excellent news - many New Zealanders are un aware of the size and scope of this huge market. Federated Farmers is also ecstatic about the news.