Are you kidding?? I guess your self-esteem went down when Beazley left as opposition leader...you probably do weigh a little more than Kevin Rudd. But please John, we don't need you developing self-consciousness...who knows, next you might start developing that other dreaded C-word, a conscience....
Anyway, if you were fat, don't you think the cartoonists would have started lampooning you about that?
See?
http://www.dorkinglabs.com/gallery/john-howard-caricature.jpg
http://entertainmenttoons.com/howard.john/howard.john.jpg
They make you look TOO skinny in the second one.
Don't you remember when you had hair? Can anyone say short back/sides?
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/cd/175px-Younghoward.jpg
I know one man who can!
Milton Orkopoulos! And even he thought about joining the Liberal Party when he heard the 'boy treasurer' moniker...then again, maybe he thought they'd changed the eligible age for standing in parliament to 12. And I guess you weren't all that interested in heroin and the inside of his car.
But really, if you ever need a quick reality check, refer to this photo:
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/02/24/howie_wideweb__470x382,0.jpg
You're on the left: what a contrast, eh?