The Howard factor made it cool to be conservative and delivered success; now it presages defeat
THIS is one of the hardest columns I will write. John Howard has been the finest prime minister Australia has had. He has overseen extraordinary economic success, created the conditions for a whole new class of aspirational Australians to prosper from the inevitable forces of globalisation, confronted the scourge of terrorism and has fundamentally realigned the political landscape in this country on so many fronts.
Under Howard it became cool to be a conservative. He rebuilt a political philosophy of individual responsibility for a new generation. His legacy is profound. From workplace reform to welfare to indigenous politics, to our sense of national identity, Howard has changed the nation in a way very few leaders ever do. Each step rankled his opponents as they clung to old orthodoxies. Yet Howard, through sheer dint of character and intellectual fortitude, prevailed.
But now he must go.
First. BAHAHAHAHA! Now that we've gotten that out of the way, you can almost hear the skittering of her little claws on the deck as she takes a running leap off the SS Howard. Luck for Janet, rats are excellent swimmers.
Fri 07 Sep 07 (02:43am)
Good lord. It’s just Piers and Dennis left in the bunker now.
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Subtext
'You bastards should be worshiping this man! He has done nothing wrong. Except for some reason you think he has. Therefore to preserve all the hateful stuff he did which I support he has to take one for the team so we can preserve it. God forbid if people can no longer be sacked unfairly.'
every sentence of her opening paragraphs is a lie. she's quite a marvel that woman...
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