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PM's decision to face electorate welcomed

The federal Opposition and Coalition MPs have welcomed the news that the Prime Minister John Howard will fight the next election.

Mr Howard has told his Liberal Party colleagues that he intends staying on to fight the next federal election and is expected to make the announcement later today.

Mr Howard has written to Coalition MPs and senators saying he has decided against retiring.

Opposition treasury spokesman Wayne Swan says federal Labor leader Kim Beazley will be looking forward to facing and losing to Mr Howard at the next election.

From ABC News

I had a hunch this would happen after Costello screwed himself over and over again like Jenna Jameson on a Sybian during the Liberal Leadership 'Deal Or No Deal'. Of course, I'm just saying that now to look smart, I always thought Howard would resign by the end of the year.

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Costello has a few options right now, and none of them are good. If he shuts his trap and stays as Treasurer, he's going to weaken himself even further in the eyes of the Australian public. If he resigns and heads to the backbench, he's going to screw his party over, and then when Howard does leave, they'll make him pay for it. He's pretty much the political equivalent of the last bad guy standing in a Steven Segal movie. He can go left, he can go right, he can try and run, but either way he's going to get a palm to the nostrils.

I contacted my buddies inside the Liberal Party, and managed to get this exclusive video of Peter Costello after being informed Howard was going to stay on as leader.

Take a look.