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Dear John

John Howard may no longer be PM of Australia, and even virtually disappeared from the political landscape - having even lost his seat in Parliament - but in his inevitable style Phillip Adams, columnist, commentator and broadcaster can't help pen an open a "letter" to Howard in Adams' weekly column in The Australian.

Some examples:

"No, not you and Janette. You remain the Torvill and Dean of conservative couplings, 10 out of 10 for your endless performance of Ravel’s Bolero on the thin ice of the political marriage. (And I speak as someone who has slept with your wife on three occasions – when allocated side-by-side seats on Qantas flights from Brisbane to Sydney. I well remember her appalled expression as I sat beside her – and her relief when I promised I’d be napping.)".

And:

"John, Dear John, you are irreplaceable. For how could we replace the Worst Prime Minister in Australian History? I’m sure Brendan, Malcolm or Peter would do their best but they simply don’t have your talent for mendacity, your dazzling lack of scruple. When push came to shove they couldn’t or wouldn’t be as brutal to refugees, as sycophantic to Washington, as callous to the indigenous population, as criminally indifferent to climate change. Or as gung-ho when it comes to military invasions that lead to the killing of multitudes. How would Mike Munro put it? John Howard, this is your life!"

Read the complete piece here.

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