"While the left-wing candidates ran on a single ticket for the Unione, the conservative vote was split between five parties, including one set up in the name of Italy's minister for expatriates, Mirko Tremaglia. In Australia, more people voted for the Unione than for all the conservative parties put together. But when votes are added from Africa and Asia, Berlusconi's team would have beaten the Unione had it run on a single ticket."
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
"We hang together, all we all hang separately", while the Dems take power.
A lesson from the Italian elections.
This is why I'm somewhat dismayed to see some conservatives saying that if this vote or another vote (all of them important, by the way--not diminishing the issues here) doesn't go the right way, they'll vote for a third party candidate or even stay home. Yes, it's tempting, but it's also cutting off our own noses to spite our faces.
I'm not in favor of everything this administration has done (immigration problems being my major gripe), but all I have to do is look at the current Supreme Court--I have to realize that they are doing many of the important things this country needed to have done.
I happen to think Iraq is another--Clinton put it off and left it for the grown-ups to handle, and I pray we don't go all wobbly before it gets done.
Sure would make it easier if the supposed conservative party here in the US offered a truly good candidate.... Alas, we are stuck with Liberal-lite far too often.