Hail to the bus driver, bus driver man!

"To use the proverbial expression, if I went under a bus I believe, I'm sure, the party would choose Peter and probably without opposition."

That's a statement that PM John Howard made referring to the leadership of the Liberal Party on Brisbane radio station 4BC today.

Quick to take up a cause the Transport Workers Union has issued a call out to all its members stating 'Any member who can successfully run over Mr Howard with a bus will have their home loan paid to the value of $150,000.'

In a statement to the press the TWU said "It makes sense to get rid of the old guy. With him out of the way Labor has more of a chance of winning the next election and that would be great for us. Labor is much easier to push around!"