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Best.  Prime Minister.  Ever.
by Lee

I have expressed my admiration, my devotion, and my pride in John Howard many times.  This is just another reason why he’s the greatest leader in the world right now.

JOHN Howard has admitted addressing Federal Parliament while drunk during his so-called “wilderness years” after losing the Liberal leadership in 1989.

A new biography on Australia’s second-longest serving Prime Minister reveals Mr Howard was deeply affected by his 1989 loss to Andrew Peacock, breaking down in a tearful apology to staff and sometimes drinking too much.

“Without the responsibility of a leadership role, Howard would on occasion drink more heavily than he should,” the book, John Winston Howard : A Life by Peter van Onselen and Wayne Errington, says.

On one occasion, after over-indulging at a farewell dinner for a close friend in 1990, Mr Howard admitted entering the chamber drunk.

“I had a couple of South Australian reds ... I remember that night, yes. I can’t dispute the story,” he told the authors.

One more world leader sullied by his support of our president.

Posted by Lee on 07/24/07 at 10:16 PM (Discuss this in the forums)

Comments


Posted by syddelish on 07/24/07 at 11:14 PM from United States

my life would be so much easier if my excuse for everything would be just like vyvyan’s from the young ones:

I had to! I was drunk!!!

Posted by Thrill on 07/24/07 at 11:18 PM from United States

“I had a couple of South Australian reds”

Yellow Tail?

Posted by Thrill on 07/25/07 at 06:46 AM from United States

When President Lincoln heard that General Grant was a “drunk”, he wanted to send a case of whiskey to each of his other generals.

Perhaps we at RTFLC could arrange for a case of Aussie Shiraz to be sent to the White House?

Posted by on 07/25/07 at 08:00 AM from United States

Gee, its a shame he didn’t come to Parliament stoned, you would want him canonized.

Perhaps we at RTFLC could arrange for a case of Aussie Shiraz to be sent to the White House?

Bush said he was a drunk in the past, I guess the perpetuity rule does not apply here.

Posted by on 07/25/07 at 08:22 AM from Japan

Gee, its a shame he didn’t come to Parliament stoned, you would want him canonized.

At least a third of Australian parliamentarians admit to having partoken of the old Toby. I somehow doubt Howard was one of them.

The man has a very flexible relationship with the truth. Can’t wait till he’s gone, personally.

Posted by on 07/25/07 at 08:32 AM from United States

Yellow Tail?

I fail to see how his preference for Asian women would cause him to act poorly in public.....

Posted by on 07/25/07 at 03:30 PM from United Kingdom

The man has a very flexible relationship with the truth.

Show me the politician that doesn’t.  I actually think that Howard is straighter than most.

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