“I apologise for shopping here”

That’s what I feel like saying to some shop assistants for daring to ask for service.

It’s not that they’re having a bad day. They always seem to have a bad day every day.

The economy can be tough on retail, but bad service can be tougher. There are lots of people out there who want to part with their money, but there are some retailers who obviously don’t want to accept it.

I thought Julia was just a nightmare

I went to bed last night and had a bad dream.  Julia Gillard was the Prime Minister of Australia instead of Kevin Rudd.  He was bad enough but she was a lot worse.  A huge budget deficit, $250 billion in government debt, the unions in control, ‘all men are misogynists’, us versus them, a carbon tax.

I woke up in a sweat.  Was it all real?  Could it be possible?  Phew!  It was all a bad dream.  Kevin was still PM.

And then he spoke.  Maybe Julia wasn’t so bad after all?

Clive, do what you do best

Clive Palmer is a capable businessman who should stick to doing what he knows best: Creating prosperous businesses that employ lots of people.

He should give up on politics. The Palmer United Party has no cohesive policies, no clear message and has lost control of its agenda.

If Clive wants a place in history, people will remember him more for the thousands of jobs he creates rather than the ineffective politician he has the potential of becoming.