John Howard wins "brown nose" medal

Former Australian PM John Howard will receive the highest civilian honour a US president can bestow during a White House ceremony this month.

George W Bush will confer the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom award on his staunch international supporters in an East Room ceremony on January 13, exactly one week before he leaves office.

Howard says he is honoured personally to receive the award but more so because of the compliment it pays to Australia.

"It's an indication of the very close relationship between our two countries and I'm very pleased that during the time as prime minister I was able to contribute too," he said.

It was also testament to the "very obvious"

Should the Bali bombers be put to death?

Should the Bali bombers be put to death?

This really shouldn't be a simple issue to resolve, but many Australians, including our elected leaders, seem quick to bang on about their support for the death penalty in places like Indonesia when the situation suits them.

John Howard, the so-called Christian, is screaming for the blood of the bombers who caused the deaths of numerous Australians and even more Balinese/Indonesians. He also has the arrogance to criticise politicians with the moral fibre to disagree with the atrocious state sanctioned murder practiced by most of our allies and our neighbours.

Make up your mind you dickhead. Grow some real balls and bring the death penalty back to Australia, and face the consequences, or shut the fuck up.