VICE President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati were the stars of the day at the close of the year. Distorted pictures of the two were displayed in posters carried by demonstrators in many cities in Indonesia. It all began with the controversial bailout of Bank Century earlier on November 21, 2008. At first no one took issue with the Rp6.7 trillion cash injection to salvage the ailing bank.

Questions began to be asked during a