What RatBastard Howard said.

[catsidhe]

"Oh, it's their right in a democracy to do whatever they want. It's just that their failure to do what I told them to proves that those dirty Muslims hate Australia!!!1!"

Or words to that effect.

Update: In a complete shock, Rudd says: "Me too!".

(Grr. Every so often Rudd gives me the slightest, ever so slightest hope that things might be different when Howard finally relinquishes his death grip on his personal ownership of this country and its political process. Then he has to go and say something like this.