So long, Johnny.

One of the Bush administration's staunchest cheerleaders has been given the boot. John Howard, Australia's Prime Minister for the past 11 years, has been trailing his opponent Kevin Rudd for months, so yesterday's landslide victory was no surprise. Most Australians have chafed at Howard's acquiescence to Bush/Cheney doctine -- a potted plant could have beaten Howard and his insufferable hatchet man, Peter Costello in this election.