I'm surprised that the issue even made it into American media. Australia and it's influence really isn't that big on the scale of things. And that, my friends, is why Howard's comments are out of line. It really isn't his place to comment on Obama, and the only reason he did it is because he's in bed with George 'Dubya' Bush.
Howard seems to be obsessed with trying to forge a national identity for us, to make Australia one of the big boys on the world stage. I really think that in doing so, Howard has managed to strip away a lot of the things about Australia and the Australian way that I really love.
Any ways, that's just my little rant.
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