“How did Howard force the states to sell off state based assetts, most of the states were Labor under Howard.... So do tell how they were forced to to sell?” The same way that all PM's have in the past, and will in the future make the states toe the line. Do it or you’ll have problems getting Federal Government funding for….

As for the Commonwealth bank fair call. Got that one wrong. Forgot Howard didn’t get in until 1996. Thought it was the year before. But then neither Hawk nor Keating are in my good books as it was they who got this whole privatisation BS started.

I did vote for Howard in 1996 as did Frazer before him. I didn’t vote for him after that because, I have a problem when it comes to politicians who lie.

As for the link provided, I don’t believe I have to be an ardent right winger to be a LNP supporter.  All things in moderation will surfice.

That is I simply have a distain for politicians such as Howard and Abbott and Keating to name but three who believe it is Ok to lie to the electorate if they believe it is for the greater good.