How Could he?

Prime Minister Fails Leadership Test
If there was ever any doubt about what sort of man John Howard is, it’s become clear in the last little while in his response to two incidents.

The first was his initial comment that it was up to Big Bad Heff whether or not to apologise to Julia Gillard for badmouthing her in a way that was all but universally condemned by everyone else – and then telling his henchman to roll over when it became clear that he’d badly misjudged the public mood. He showed his real colours and then tried to camouflage them.

Then yesterday (14/5/07) he defended a Sydney newspaper’s headline How could she? about the mother who (presumably) abandoned her child at a hospital door. It’s what most people would say said the Prime Minister.

Never mind that people who said that would be wrong and could do with a bit of leadership. John Howard not only showed what a coarse mindset he has, but failed the leadership test dismally on both counts.