So Dave, correct if I am wrong. everything good that happened during Howards 11 year term may or may not have been attributable to him but everything that was not popular should be attributed to him!!!!
You also need to note not many PM leave office on their own accord! Keating-voted out, Hawke dumped by his own party, Fraser-voted out and son on.
I have said this many time before, infrastructure responsibility lies with states, roads, rail, ports, hospitals etc. what lack of infrastructure do you refer?
Sold public assets to pay of Labors debt, now Dave please who is accountable here the government that rings up the debt or the government that pays it of? I also seem to recall CBA, Qantas that were sold by labor and still rang up massive debt.
The race card, this does amaze me, most of that public opinion came out of 9/11 and the Bali bombing. Are you saying Howard was responsible for both these events? Oh Dave, your credibility or lack of it, can it nose dive any further?
Traded wheat with Iraq! What evidence do you base this on? Again you quote he may or may not be responsible for the good that just incidently happened during his terms, but you quote this with no evidence what so ever. I am still of the belief that you do what you have to so as to attract trading partners. If the AWB did not pay the kick backs Iraq may not have bought our wheat.
What would you do is such a situation? Sacrifice your farmers on grounds of high morality or play the game and pay the kick backs? I am sure as a good union man you would not oppose kick backs, given the union movement has been famous for such over the years.
As for reading Costello's memoirs I doubt I will. My interest in politics lies in the current policy settings of the day. Opposition parties and past leaders airing dirty laundry has never interested me. It is all history and I am concerned with the here and now.
