So, a victory for Bush is a win for anti-terror according to our own Napoleonic leader. Does that mean a victory for Kerry would have been a win for terror? Surely the Prime Minister isn't implying that someone other than Bush couldn't also be 'anti-terror'. Does one have to be a war-monger motivated by commercial interests in order to be against terrorism?
Howard is going to need a rest from all this excitement or his heart might give way. At the very least he's likely to suffer facial paralysis if he continues to grin wider than the Cheshire Cat! The man has never been happier. Not only has he stormed into a fourth term with an increased majority and control of the Senate, Howard almost wet his pants at the opportunity to call his pal George and congratulate him.
It reminds me of this nerdy kid in high school who no-one liked. Everyone used to make fun of him and he was always the last to be picked for team sports. One of the school prefects decided to 'adopt him' and looked after him a bit. The nerdy kid used to walk to school carrying the prefect's bags and hang out at lunch time running errands for him. It made him feel really important and loved. After that no-one really picked on him quite as much.
The sad thing is that when the nerd was out of earshot, the prefect would joke with his friends about the nerd and slag him off, calling him a mascot, or a pet dog. The nerd never knew how little he was respected and that he was merely a slave to the older child's whims.
It really is sad to see Howard in the same light as the docile dog sitting patiently by its master's heel, waiting on his every word and salivating for a little treat or a pat on the head.
Ok .. so I lied. There was no such situation; no nerd and no prefect. In fact the whole story is completely made up. But it was a damn good analogy nonetheless, and Howard is still a bloody lap dog ... a Cheshire lap dog!!
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