The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research has announced that it will be giving John Winston Howard the 2008 Irving Kristol Award for, wait for it, having made "exceptional intellectual or practical contributions to improved government policy, social welfare, or political understanding."
Almost choked on my wheeties laughing at this institute, which has close ties to the Bush Administration and US Republican Party.
Went to its website to find out more and discovered that "John Howard is one of the world's most successful democratic politicians." Which made my laughter turn almost hysterical.
My mirth became paralytic when I went on to read that Howard had been "retirement by the voters in last November's national elections." and that "After September 11, 2001, Prime Minister Howard forged a strong alliance with the United States and Great Britain in the global war on terror, sending Australian troops to Afghanistan and later to Iraq."
Only in neo-con America could such an contrary, autocratic political bully be described in this manner.
I don't usually put links in my posts but everyone deserves to enjoy the joke.
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The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is often described as a "right wing think tank", it describes itself as a "public policy research institute", but it is really an ultra-conservative lobby group. Its charter mentions a role in defending American freedom and democratic capitalism. It sounds rather like Superman defending "freedom, justice and the American way".
In the press release the AEI applauded Howard for forging "a strong alliance with the United States and Great Britain in the global war on terror, sending Australian troops to Afghanistan and later to Iraq".
A lot of ordinary Australians do not think these are virtues. We would rather he had defended the Australian way, Australian democracy and Australian values.
see "AMERICAN lobby group praises John Howard" on
http://evidencebasedonly.blogspot.com/
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