Howard is a leader not a Politician

By: NickStanton (Registered ) on 14-10-2007 02:29

It never ceases to amaze me that people continually label John Howard as a poll-driven politician who makes decisions based on the prospects for the next election. 
IR-reform, GST, VSU, Staying the course in Iraq, I could name 100 government actions which whether you agree with them or not, cannot be viewed as anything other than a PM doing what he believes strongly (rightly and wrongly) to be the right thing for Australia. Anybody who calls him a liar, a dirty-trickster and any of the other names i have heard is being grossly unfair to a man who has devoted his life to his country.  
If you disagree with his politics, and the decisions he has made and will make (because i think it has always been clear where he stands and what we can expect from him), fine, don't vote for him. If you seriously believe however, that he has not spent the last decade implimenting policy which aligns with his vision for the country, and which he believes strongly in, then I'm afraid you are suffering from a clear lack of perspective.

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