Howard concedes defeat in Australian elections
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Australia's conservative Prime Minister John Howard has conceded defeat in elections, clearing the way for center-left Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd to take power.
1 of 2 With nearly 12 years in office, Howard was Australia's second-longest serving prime minister.
Howard delivered his concession speech after it became clear the Labor Party would gain at least 16 seats in parliament giving it a majority in the house that elects the prime minister.
As always, the ultimate distillation of why this is important comes from Glenn, with a teaser-
Like most foreign elections, the humiliating defeat of Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, was driven largely by their own domestic concerns, and it had little (though not nothing) to do with the U.S. Still, it is worth celebrating Howard's defeat in light of how pernicious a presence he was, as one of the very few remaining world leaders who loyally supported the worst and most war-loving aspects of the Bush/Cheney foreign policy.
Yeppers. What Glenn says. Go read.
video is of John Howard exalting his BFF George Bush over the Iraq War. Memories.
They really do "create their own reality", don't they? Amazing - and reason nr. one why it is imperative for the press to do it's job; to examine, to seek out the facts, and to present the facts to we, the people.