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From today’s Crikey. Reproduced with permission.
Ps: If you were seriously wondering what John Howard is getting up to in his retirement, check out this article from Jen Mills in New Matilda. The right wing “anglosphere” won’t let the dream die! Or something.
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You’re easily amused Kim
Boring
What a contrived piece of nonsense that Jen Mills article is.
Um, they chose to give the medal to him? That hardly qualifies as ’self-congratulation’.
I thought the little p***k had gone awy. Ah, well, my mother always told me dreams don’t come true.
Actually, Ive been pleasantly surprised my the near-complete lack of interest in John Who?, post his thrashing.
Ive scarcely thought of him since - and it seems to me much of the commentariat hasnt either.
Agreed.
If only Paul Keating had the grace to disappear when he got thrashed.
Mr Howard’s contribution to Australian political life was quite remarkable.
What better way to acknowledge Mr Howard’s unique record than for the federal and state governments to agree to rename the opposition caucus rooms in all of their parliaments “The John Howard Room.”
Speaking of which, more odious Howard legacy disposed of, viz, the ridiculous US-bum-licking uranium deal with India:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/15/2139188.htm
There’s an Irving Kristol award? The Decline of the West is obviously well advanced
“The regression we had to had”. I’ll use that.
Actually folks - you’ll be sad to know that he’s still here - Kevin Rudd is actually John Howard in disguise. In fact, given his start as PM, I think Kevin Rudd is the real John Howard (at least the one I voted for in 1996). The king is dead - long live the king
“The king is dead - long live the king”
King Rudd :-
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rudd-government-vows-to-cut-fat/2008/01/15/1200159449843.html
It is quite clear that the Howard Years have many, many years to run yet. Thank You, Luvvies.
That’s not a cartoon. It’s a boring essay with doodles.