Why John Howard must go

John Howard must be kicked out so Australians can draw a line in the sand and move away from the arrogance, fawning stupidity and sleaziness of his government.

From Crikey:

"I'll accept responsibility for what happens under my Government," the Prime Minister told Laurie Oakes on Sunday.

Fine. So that means he accepts responsibility for:
* Politicisation of the public service
* Degradation of the office of Governor-General
* The inappropriate appointment of a churchman as head of state
* Ministerial attempts to intimidate the judiciary
* Bailing out his a company his brother had an interest in while ignoring others
* Accepting inappropriate donations from business
* Defining "core" and "non-core" commitments
* The "never, ever" GST - implemented with a $200 voucher to help small business
* Increased small business red tape
* Introducing then ignoring the Ministerial Code of Conduct
* Failure to ignore standards of ministerial accountability - Peter Reith and the Telecard, Wilson Tuckey's interventions in support of his son
* An unwillingness to stop the concentration of media ownership
* An unwillingness to allow the proliferation of new forms of media
* Tampa
* SIEV X
* Kids overboard
* Detention of children in interment camps
* Indefinite imprisonment of adults ditto
* Permitting the vilification of 43 loyal Australian elders for exercising their right to disagree with his policies
* Former ministers with potential conflicts of interest - Peter Reith with Tenix, Richard Alston with Austereo, Michael Wooldridge with the Royal College of General Practitioners
* Suspension of habeas corpus for David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib
* The possible subornment of testimony by intelligence personnel over Iraq and weapons of mass distractions
* "Another rule" for his son when it comes to working in the United States
* A free trade agreement that may not be in Australia's best interests
* Supporting God-bothering hypocrites
* More expensive office and official residence arrangements; and
* Displaying an autocratic style - and a vindictive nature to individuals and groups who seek to cross him."