Copyright © 2007, Maurie Gee

Ever the wedge-inserting anti-diplomat, John Howard has sent a message of goodwill to extremist Christian fundamentalist group Catch the Fire on the occasion of their so-called "multi-denomination" rally on Australia Day. Clearly the opening salvo for the upcoming anti-Muslim election, Howard knows exactly what he is doing. And that is to whip up a new "Children Overboard" -- this time "Muslims are Aliens" -- to get the genetic garbage who keep electing him to rise from their between-election comas and do it all over again.

The story: PM moves to defuse hate row. Nice title, but he won't be moving to defuse anything.

As he's holidaying in Broome, would it be too much to ask if he drove over to the Wolf Creek Meteor Crater? I hear there's a dinky-di Aussie bloke waiting there to greet him.

-- Olney Garkle