Dear Kevin, 

Was it only four months ago that we woke up to the clean sweet air of a Howard-less Australia?

How quickly the time has flown. It seems like the ex-roosters have been squatting on the backbench like feather dusters since forever Mr Speaker, reminding us of what a second-rate bunch of nonentities and clowns huddled around the chief rooster for 11 years … now of course himself a feather duster, who has retreated to his spiritual home at the American Enterprise Institute.

It’s funny how the conservatives used to bag Paul Keating for not being a true Aussie because he liked Europe, but somehow it’s OK for Howard to grovel at the feet of the AEI.  

However I don’t want to write about the previous government, just couldn’t resist the urge to give the hideous corpse a kick as I walked past. I want to let you know how I rate your performance so far, because I’m sure you’re dying to know.  

The First Four Months