Favorite Foreign Leader

[Platypus]

Silvio Berlesconi?

IDS?

I *know* you're just trolling now.

Slivio is one of the most venomous, disgusting people in the world.

IDS is..well, he's not as bad, but i certainly wouldn't want to have him as Prime Minister.

There are not many people who I would prefer Howard over, but SBerlesconi is most certainly one of them.

Coincidentally, my most admired world leader is non existant. None of them are any good, really. Thebo is an idiot on AIDS. Gerhad can't run the economy. Putin wins the elections by a bit TOO much. Martin is probably as close as it gets, and that's kinda sad

[Platypus]

For me he's not foreign, but I like John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia.  Like George W, he's facing a tough election later this year.  His opposition is the Australian Labor Party's (ALP) Mark Latham, a foul-mouthed socialist from the outer fringe of Sydney.

I don't like Latham, but he isn't a socialist. He is the most moderate Labor leader in decades. foul-mouthed? Yes. But I would prefer someone who was at least honest and foul motuthed then slimy and never swore.

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I personally agree, we should stay there. But it isn't his main policy, it's reading to children

I suggest you read my "This is a farce!" thread in international elections

[Platypus]

Pinochet is interesting. he is detested by the middle class, but the richest and poorest chileans still love him; he has a 46% approval rate.

It was wrong for him to get rid of the democratically elected Allende. That said, he did make Chile one of the cnomically stronger countries in South America, THAT said, he killed thousands of diddidents.

On balance, I have a *severe* distaste for him, but he wasn't the worst of his time, and he isn't anywhere near the worst of all time.

[Platypus]

Even though she is a lesbian, Helen Clarke is pretty cool.

BTW, I just found out Dawn Fraser is a lesbian. No link at all, of course.

[Platypus]

and the current PM of Australia John Howard.

you say that as if he is about to lose the next election