Howard can go the distance

Today I was reading some articles on The Bulletin website and was expecting to find the usual things about our PM and how there is absolutely no hope he can win the next election. In the last few months I have been convinced that Howard had no chance at a victory. I thought the majority of the Australian public was definitely backing Kevin Rudd, the media had me convinced. But to my shock and amazement I found that most of the comments related to the election on The Bulletin website were of people supporting Howard. Unlike Greg Rudd, Kevin Rudd’s brother who believes “it is the season of Kevin Rudd” according to lunch columnist for The Bulletin, Ellen Fanning, the sense I gathered from Bulletin readers was quite the opposite!

I suppose the country has a few things to fear if a Labor government win the election. Rudd has been promising to abandon IR laws, yet if such policies go ahead, thousands of Australian’s will soon find themselves unemployed. That would be a terrible shame, considering the Australian economy has never been in better shape, thanks to the consistent good management of the Liberal Party.

History does demonstrate that the Labor government lack in the department of good management, and if elected will probably do as they have done in the past – be ruled out by the Unions and do only what is profitable for their own party, not what is right for Australia. After all, a tiger never changes his stripes.

The chances of history repeating itself are very likely and the fingers should now be pointing towards Kevin Rudd and his ability to run this country. John Howard is a proven leader and his leadership over the years has created the strong and more successfully financial country Australia is today.

The chief political correspondent for The Bulletin, Chris Hammer believes that “electoral annihilation is imminent for the Howard government” but I have a more nervous reaction to a Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard government. Don’t you? I mean, does the Labor government really have the efficiency of the Howard government to keep interest rates and inflation low, and unemployment done? I fear not. Plus, Kevin Rudd has a long way to go before he can attain such global regard like that of John Howard.

Not all support is lost for the Liberal Party and the PM, despite what the media keeps insisting. John Howard can go the distance and if anything, he has proven his worth for the greater of this country over the last 11 years. Do not be surprised if his wisdom and strong management see him through safely in the upcoming election. I think we are all in for a bit of a surprise!