Howard isn't fit to lead a marching band. 'Children overboard', weapons of mass destruction, the AWB scandal - Howard claimed to have been misinformed, or not informed at all. He's either an liar, or an idiot. Same for his smirking, boarding school buddies, Costello and Downer. He has spent 11 years abhorring the concept of a symbolic 'sorry' to this nation's indigenous peoples, but has suddenly decided there might be votes in it (votes he is desperate to obtain), so he might just think about it, actually. He plays to the basest and ugliest human emotions - fear and distrust; he has interfered with the independence of the media, public service and academia; and protected ministers who should have fallen on their arses, not into diplomatic posts. The gap between rich and poor has grown steadily. This country is meaner, uglier and nastier for Howard's time as Prime Miniature. Stuff facetious cricket metaphors, forget about interest rate rubbish (the government CANNOT control interest rates anymore than they control when the sun rises) and think.