Yesterday, a majority of Australians voted to return the John Howard government with an increased majority. Not only that, they gave them a majority in the Senate, which will effectively mean that they can do as they please without any curbs on their excesses.
There is grief amongst those who did not vote for Howard, not because he won, but because … on the strength of his election campaign … the majority of Australians thought the prospect (purely hypothetical) of rising interest rates on their mortgages if a Labor government were elected, far outweighed the consequences of re-electing a leader who disdains the democratic heritage of this country.
Along with many others (nearly half of the country) I grieve for the Australia I used to believe in.
You might like to read the comments here:
http://webdiary.smh.com.au/archives/margo_kingston_comment/000321.html
I have a couple of posts not too far down from the top.
I pray that you Americans will show us a better way to go.
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