superb manoeuver by howard..., page-73

re: 3-4 yrs of latham and crean in office Chuck.

And we will have the dubous enjoyment of three years of a layabout, pugilistic, foulmouthed Latham. Maybe you should ring his ex to discover what he is really like.

He will probably retrace the steps of some of his precessors:

Gough Whitlam:

(a) The Khemlani Affair
(b) Wealth destroying interest rates.
(c) Recognition of the murderous Indonesian Soeharto regime.
(d) Overnight destruction of the Textile industry (and numerous jobs) by the o/night tariff reduction of 25%.
etc. etc.

Paul Keating:

(a) The recession we had to have.
(b) the 'secret' treaty with that Indonesian barabarian Soeharto
(c) A truly 'in my pocket' RBA, a la Bernie Fraser
(d) The promsed tax cut that was never implemented.
(e) Foul mouth verbiage in and out of Parliament.
etc. etc.

I won't even mention Bob Hawke's (the Silver Budgie) foul mouth and his dubious close relationships with some 'captains of industry'!