Gays More Dangerous Than Al Qaeda

This has to be the craziest yet: the Australian government thinks we’re more dangerous than al-Qaeda or Jamaa Islamia.

John Howard is so terrified of gays and lesbians he’s dropped anti-terrorist measures to try to pass his ban on gay marriage.

Howard is frantic to get the election under way while the Olympics is on: that way, he thinks, the real campaign will be that much shorter, because for the first two weeks everyone will be watching Thorpe and Klim and company and will ignore the election.

That means he evades the full scrutiny that would expose his shortcomings. The longer the campaign the more chance the Opposition will nail him.

But he’s running out of time. There are a whole load of bills he wants to get passed, just in case he loses. Must have something for his legacy. What to withdraw, what to press on with? What’s more important?

Already he’s amended the Free Trade Agreement with the USA to incorporate changes he thinks might invalidate the whole deal, giving the Opposition everything it wants. Now he’s so panicked he’s dropped proposed anti-terrorist legislation to make time to go queer-bashing.

He thinks we’re more of a threat than al-Qaeda!

He’s willing – according to what he’s said in the past about his anti-terror measures – to leave Australia dangerously exposed, solely in order to ban gay marriage?

And he thinks he’s fit to govern for another term?

Memo to Jeanette – give Nancy Reagan a call – she’ll clue you in on what to expect next.