CJ Morgan,

And so you should be embarrassed - on your own behalf. Don't blame others for your self-loathing.

When the ALP get over the novelty of being in charge and the mistakes begin to home in,I predict every failing of this new government will be blamed on "Howard's Fault"
John Howard had the greatest difficulty of trying to get hostile state governments to cooperate.It was an uphill battle all the way.
History will show that he was the best, the most progressive PM Australia ever had.
He made mistakes,big ones, but nothing in comparison to what we are about to face now that he is no longer our leader.
Be prepared.

mickijo

I hate to be a nuisance, but three quick questions of clarification please.

1. Could you give OLO readers a sample of what you had in mind when you declared that history will show that John Howard was 'the best, the most progressive PM Australia ever had'?

2. What would you count as his 'mistakes, big ones'?

3. What do you predict will be the big mistakes that the new Rudd Government will make?

John Howard was the best Prime Minister we will see for a long time to come.His economic track record bears witness to the reality and his detractors will never take that from him.

With IR reform they were looking at the reality of Australia bleeding to death as our balance of payments deficit blossoms to $560 billion or nearly $56,000.00 for every working family.We have all these cheap imported products and even with record sales of resources our deficit grows.The chickens will eventually come home to roost.We either have to increase tarrifs or lower wages and increase productivity to pay our way.

Kevin Rudd is all hype on the environment and signing a symbolic Kyoto,but will not mention exports or the need to keep industry here.

Kevin Rudd can lose the next election with less than a 3% swing.With fewer than 12,000 people across 9 electorates dumping the Coalition,the next election will be very close.See todays Australian.

I hope the Coalition get their act together soon,since going all wet and weak,will not be good for any of us.

Rubbish. Howard's legacy will be divisiveness, lies, scare tactics, wedges and erosion of democracy.

ohncee1945 - yes you are ranting. If you can't see that then you are the only one.

Belly - I have not hidden at all since the federal election. Glad I'm back, to promote 'hard right' views.