A "democracy" which is so heavily influenced by pressure groups that claims to represent all religious Australians is clearly a very sick one. The amount of influence these religious groups are given in our society and democratic far outweighs the amount of the population they represent.

HOWARD should go home and start enjoying his POST P.M. PERKS after the 24th NOVEMBER. I'LL BE SAYING THANK GOD TO MY DEITY! But after.. we will all have to give this new bloke a fair-go for 3 years.But this Nalliah bloke will still be here spouting his nonsence, so what'll we do about HIM! I GO into the bush to sing songs from the "Sound of MUSIC" AND I am uplifted! I LISTEN TO, the songs of our magpies, our butcher birds and our Australian Galahs. I can't stand to watch these American type "GALAHS" who sing a lot of ALLEUIAS! AND HAVE "BORN AGAIN" POOR STOOGES falling backwards and being saved by two burly CATCHERS" but, the only "weapon" we must use is " RIDICULE" AND LAUGHTER. COME ON AUSSIES! YOU THROW PLENTY AT FOOTBALL GAMES, SAVE SOME FOR NALLIAH!Go to their MEETINGS and have a good LAUGH!

Just Ask anybody over the age of 40 and about the labor landslide intrests rates up in the 19% ask youirself what do I really need ...Better the Shark you Know

The garbage about interest rates and how Johhnie (I can't lie straight in bed) misrepresents the facts is astounding.

When Johnnie Howard was treasurer he reigned over one of the highest interest rate regime in the world.. When Labor took over it inherited the high interest rates from little Johnnie. Treasurer Johnnie presided over bank bill rates of 21.39% in April 1982. Yep and that is the record!

The Reserve Bank during Hawke/Keating years (fearing inflation almost to panic stations) raised interest rates way too quickly over too short a period thrusting us into a deep recession. However there was a world recession at the same time. The highest bank bill rate in these times was 19.56% in December 1985. OOps a few facts to prove the lies!

By world standards our interest rates are still very high and have been through Howard's reign as PM. Sure we haven't had the the high rates of the Howard treasurer/Keating treasurer eras but they are still high.

Here is an interesting argument from back in 2004... http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/08/1097089569339.html

The unprecedented growth that Howard has seen is not of our politicians making... It is a world event caused by Asia's expansion... Go China Go!

So if you chose to believe the lies about interest rates... and the effect our pollies claim they have on them then please continue to be fooled! You don't have to be smart to vote... but occasionally it would be nice if a few of you actually put your political biases to one side and actually looked at the facts.

Howard will be voted out this election ... because people who aren't one eyed Labor or Liberal and who actually think will realise that he has been a poor leader and has told way too many untruths. WMD's, Iraq, AWB, Low Interest Rates, Pollies super, Core and non-core promises etc etc.

There's the door Johnnie... don't slam it on the way out!

Hey Opinionated2 !

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Howard will be voted out this election ...

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Is that a core or non-core promise?

Reckon the Nazarene Jesus wouldn't have had a bar of any of 'em.

Please take a gander at the Sermon on the Mount, even though some say the boy Jesus picked it up from Greek tutors at the Great Library of Alexandria when he was in Egypt with his mother.

Also remember the older Jesus' favourite friends were ordinary fisherman, with whom he probably learnt to booze a bit.

With his youthful wisdom and understanding, might be even called a Left Wing Loonie or a bleeding heart today, you never can tell?

Regards BB