Here he goes, making all the promises he doesn't intend to keep

I knew it was coming. I knew he would try something in order to win the election. And after he "wins" these promises he is making now, won't be kept, just like the GST election promise, and all the rest of the ones he never kept. I just hope this time, the gay community and the aboriginal community don't fall for either of these:

Coalition set to move on gay rights — but not marriage

PRIME Minister John Howard could announce within days a new policy to eliminate discrimination against same-sex couples in legislation.

Speculation is mounting that Mr Howard is set to announce changes to give same-sex couples the same rights of access to a partner's superannuation as are enjoyed by married and de facto couples.

A broader policy would also include equal rights to pensions, tax and other benefits such as Medicare safety net thresholds.

Link: The Age: Coalition set to move on gay rights — but not marriage

Howard's 11th-hour rethink on reconciliation

A HISTORIC referendum to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution will be put within 18 months if the Coalition is re-elected, Prime Minister John Howard pledged last night.

In a dramatic gesture to indigenous Australia before the federal election, Mr Howard did a partial mea culpa, admitting he had failed to deliver his undertaking for reconciliation and promising a fresh start.

Speaking last night to the Sydney Institute, he indicated he now accepted that the symbolic side of reconciliation — which he previously rejected — was important, along with the practical side of reconciliation.

Link: The Age: Howard's 11th-hour rethink on reconciliation

John Howard hasn't done anything for either community that has been positive in the years he has held Australia's top job. If you think he has had a change of heart, then seriously, think again. For John Howard, all he is doing right now is trying to win votes. Trying to turn the fact that the Coalition is set to lose this years election, around. But it really is too little, too late.

If John Howard was serious about making either community, equal in the eyes of the country and the law, then he would have done it years ago. Not now, when he knows his government, and his political party are in serious trouble.

People, do NOT fall for this and begin thinking he is a friend to you, because this man, doesn't know what the word friend really means.