on 11/11/01 1:03 PM, Candice Ward at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In this report, filed by one Billy Adams in Sydney, Howard's electoral butt
> is said to have been saved by Tampa: "Just four months ago a series of
> setbacks had left the the government in, as Howard acknowledged yesterday,
> the depths of political despair. Pundits were predicting a slow, lingering
> death for the Prime minister as Labour marched into a seemingly unassailable
> 13 point lead in the polls. But then the Norwegian freighter, Tampa, rescued
> more than 400 asylum seekers from a stranded ship in the Indian Ocean, and
> Howard seized the chance to revive the fortunes of his lifeless government.
> The decision to refuse them entry to Australia sparked worldwide
> condemnation, but won huge popular support at home.... Warming to the role
> of a strong leader steering a nervous nation through difficult times, Howard
> soared ahead in the polls."
>
> Whew, this is so cynical! I'd rather believe the Cap'n's right....
Sorry, it's pretty much on the money - as it turns out.
> Well, cheers & beers, m'dears--or go see Harry Potter and bliss out for a
> couple of escapist hours--Candice
Harry ain't released here for another coupla weeks. Don't forget, this is
the arse-end of the world.
Cheerless of Marrickville
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