Italy Must be Broken Up , Says Berlusconi's Wife

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 4-26-2008 | Malcolm Moore

[SatinDoll]

Umberto Bossi sounds like some western states Republicans I know.

[right wing]

"This is a disillusioned country, even after Berlusconi's victory," she said. "The League expresses concrete demands from the most productive part of Italy, which is tired of dragging the rest of the country and does not find itself represented by the Left-wing."

I hope this woman has the best 24/7 bodyguards as I'm sure this statement has the mad dog left frothing at their mouths.

[RichInOC]

Not bad.

That said...hasn’t Italy already been there and done that?

[goldstategop]

Is this the late Oriana Fallaci's revenge? It would be sweet if Italy became true to herself!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[cyborg]

I’m skeptical.

[Flavius]

so she forgot that whole Roman empire thingy

[the_Watchman]

I had dinner in Milan with an Italian banker and his wife. This was the topic of conversation. The northern Italians are tired of footing the bills for the southerners.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I would discuss Italian politics with Veroica over some red wine.

[akorahil]

In an interview with La Stampa, Veronica Lario, 51, said: "Italy has never been well-suited to being a single country, and has never matured enough to become one. There is no longer any value in a unified Italy."

Dear Veronica, I totally hear where you are coming from! I also agree; what is with this country; isn't it huge already? Who needs a unified Italy, let along even MORE territory. Well, keep up the good fight
Love, Jules

[Westlander]

[Jan Hus]

Ms Lario is right. There should be two Italias. One(1) for “High Mountain Guineas” and (1)for the rest.Viva Garibaldi and the Red Shirts!

[LibFreeOrDie]

[FFranco]

And the risorgimento thingy too.

[Strategerist]

I’ve heard it argued that Southern Italy was never the same after Hannibal tramped around it for years, and it’s the reason it’s a mess to this day.

[mamelukesabre]

Uh...what difference does it make whether italy is in the EU as one country or as two?

[PzLdr]

She’s right. Italy is a concept, not a country [and I’m of half Italian, actually Abbruzzese, descent].

[BitBucket]

...what difference does it make whether italy is in the EU as one country or as two?

For the time being each EU "country" does get to set their own tax rates.

[BitBucket]

She’s right. Italy is a concept, not a country

Metternich once said Italy is a geographic expression.

[B-Chan]

And he was right. Tirol has as much in common with Sicily as Quebec has in common with the Yucatan.

The question is, who will take up the Iron Crown of the Lombards?