Just to make a point   Obama to be friend to Australia Rudd  June   Last year former prime minister John Howard said terrorists would be happy if Senator Obama won  Mr Rudd said that remark had been unfortunate  Im a bit disappointed that my predecessor Mr Howard could have described the great Democratic party as somehow representing the interests of alQaeda he said  Isnt it funny that for something with such little relevance it continues to this day to be brought up by the media Fascinating