A cooling economy feeds John Howard’s inner glow
Aug 17th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: OpinionPaul Daley: When John Howard made a rare public appearance last week to collect his Order of Australia medal from the Queen’s man at Yarralumla, some say he seemed more than just proud as punch.
There was something else about him. Not exactly self-satisfaction, perhaps. But certainly these days he seems to do a very fine impression of a bloke who’s happy to be out of politics and relaxed about how history’s eye will judge him.