The somewhat pro-America PM of Australia, Howard, has been dumped for a younger and much more liberal gentleman, Kevin Rudd. Rudd has already promised to pull the troops and sign the Kyoto baloney sandwich. A big lurch to the left for the Aussies.
In reading about this this morning, I find that for a supposedly conservative politician, Howard was extremely anti-gun and anti-shooters rights. He said many times he hated them, and didn’t think anyone should have them. The tourist massacre in 1996 was the perfect excuse to take Australia over to a very strong gun control policy.
You’d expect more of the same only harsher from a troop pulling, Kyoto signing, UN loving, and less pro-America politician wouldn’t you? But in a quick read of some Aussie sites, I see that Rudd seems to have a much more open position towards e gun ownership and shooters’ rights than Howard did. Very interesting. It might be good to watch, and interesting to see how a pol who might be somewhat pro-gun, yet obviously left, works this contradiction out in real life. Does he have the conviction to really do anything about it? And how much did his pro-gun leanings, if they are real, have to do with his being elected? Lip service to get elected, like some RINOs we know?
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