Howard defends decision to invade Iraq in light of Chilcot Report.

Border Force

John Howard thinks knighthoods are an anachronism. Cartoon

We will decide who comes to this country. Cartoon.

Politics of Interest Rates. Cartoon

Old Liberals take centre stage. Cartoon

John Howard relaunches Work Choices. Cartoon

Labor and the Coalition agree on the Pacific Solution. Cartoon.

John Howard - Another Bad Poll Cartoon

The polls haven't moved again, they are still bad for John Howard. I'm reading more and more that it is demographics, with the youth vote going to Rudd. Seems a little like the Whitlam era when a generation wanted change. I think that time the war, in Vietnam, had a lot to do with it. Now it's housing prices. That is of course an oversimplification, however, the generational change factor is the interesting one. I wonder if it would have been an issue if Costello had been leader. So, I'm sure, does he.

Howard and Rudd, Economic Managers?

If you didn't laugh you would cry. The election is being fought, in a large part, on the relative economic managment skills of the Howard team vs the Rudd team. And they are roughly equal. Both are incompentent.

First, both pursue tax cuts causing increases in interest rates and further rises to come.

Then, they propose to solve the housing affordability crisis by encouraging buyers to, effectively, spend more. That is, they are simply encouraging increased demand without trully addressing the supply issues. Under both parties housing will just get more expensive.

Howard has done this once before with the first home buyers scheme. Such schemes only make housing more expensive, particularly if the supply issues aren't addressed.

I think I am going to have a cry.

John Howard says sorry. Got yah.

This is what happens when the suburban solicitor becomes Prime Minister, every word is dangerous and treated with up most care. Why, well someone might sue. A nation perhaps?

Imagine the proposal to Janette, a carefully worded set of draft documents, formalised after careful consideration and advised amendment. Please God, say he at least lit a candle.