more stupidity

And now Howard says

"There's absolutely no comparison, the public will not see any comparison between the sale of Telstra and the sale of the Snowy, and to suggest there is is ludicrous."

No, you're ludicrous.

If he's going to popular demand over the public interest (what is actually best for the people in the long run), then its exactly the same. In both cases, public interest would be served by ignoring the economic irrationality of people.