[MadIvan]

Berlusconi is not perfect, but he is better than the alternative. It's fingers crossed time.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[cardinal4]

Italia-Nuovo Espania..

[bill1952]

He also angered the Dutch by comparing their policies on euthanasia to those in Nazi Germany

Well, at the least, he has that right.

[speedy]

He has been a great ally. I hope he wins a close, disputed election just so we can see the leftists rant and rave.

[Nextrush]

I first heard about Burlusconi when I was studying communications at college.

He was the Italian version of Rupert Murdoch, owning newly legalized commercial TV stations that carried wild shows like "Playboy at Night" and game shows where women stripped.

His politics were described as "socialist" back then and I guess by my standards they are.

But make no doubt, he's the good guy today and the lefties hope that the boring Prodi can be their champion to get Italy into the "French Camp" in dealing with the Islamofascists and terrorists.