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Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings
Friday, 14 September 2007
Howard also emulates Bradman's attitude to foreigners
Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey called John Howard the “Don Bradman of Australian politics” this week because his magnificent record of victories will be forever tarnished by an embarrassing defeat in his final contest. "I was originally trying to pay tribute to the PM's resiliance by evoking the image of the Don batting on and on forever, immovably," Hockey said. "But as a Costello supporter, the other implication doesn't exactly bother me."
Howard has announced he will retire during the next term if he wins, effectively anointing Peter Costello as Leader, in this case of the Opposition. "I have every confidence that when I retire, Peter will do a magnificent job," he said. "He will lead the Liberal Party with great ability and integrity until it dumps him for someone electable."
But Howard has rubbished the now widespread suggestion that he should have retired last year. "I have often said that I would stay for as long as my party wanted me to," he said. "And I've proved again this week that there is no better way of getting the Liberal Party to demand I stay on than floating the prospect of a handover to Costello."
Given the polls, the Prime Minister is now pinning his hopes on a gaffe from Kevin Rudd. But most insiders view the chances of an embarrassing mistake that humiliates him on national television as unlikely. After receiving a boost from his speech to Chinese leader Hu Jintao, the Opposition Leader is determined to deliver every public statement until the election in Mandarin.
Despite his insistence that Howard is Australian politics' Bradmanesque figure, Hockey has privately admitted that Rudd’s chance of winning the election is now a record 99.94%.
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings Chas' Cheer Girl September 16th, 2007 - 2:58 AM"Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings" As soon as I heard Hockey say Howard was the Bradman of Politics, that is immediately what I thought!
Howard: The lame duck (by both definitions of the word).
Brilliant article!
[Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings 555Filters September 16th, 2007 - 5:46 AMSeriously,has anyone seen how John Howard bats?
[Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings 555Filters September 16th, 2007 - 5:51 AMProf. Stephen Hawkins could bowl Howard out!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings Misanthrope September 16th, 2007 - 8:38 PMI thought that Howard was a bowler
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings Corducci Enterprises September 16th, 2007 - 8:43 PMMr DUncna Emelio Corducci would like to state that Mr John Winston Howard is the greatest P.M. this country has ever seen not to mention the fact that Jeanette comes into the boutique in Manuka quite often.
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings DiddlySquat September 17th, 2007 - 12:00 AM
not to mention the fact that Jeanette comes into the boutique in Manuka quite often.
Does she bring Janette with her
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings Truckastina September 17th, 2007 - 8:09 AMDoes she buy the 'Shaggers' bootcut jeans, or the more intimate apparel?
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings hear here not much longer September 17th, 2007 - 7:33 PMHoward is the only person in the history of cricket to york himself,, treasured footage
Re: [Article]Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings Levon Helm November 8th, 2007 - 1:30 AM
"Howard “like Bradman”: will fail in last innings" As soon as I heard Hockey say Howard was the Bradman of Politics, that is immediately what I thought!
Howard: The lame duck (by both definitions of the word).
Brilliant article!
and that would make Joe Hockey what... the Wallace Beery of Politics.
