[The Great Satan]

"All that part of Italy that was instinctively entrepreneurial and individualistic, modern but vaguely Catholic, which had struggled ... to found the material wellbeing of families upon hard work, self-sacrifice and a cock-a-snook attitude towards the state, recognised itself in the smiling face of the tireless little Milanese businessman," writes the historian Paul Ginsborg.

The euroweenies are obviously scared sh**less by this guy. And that's a good thing. Bravissimo, Berlosconi!

[Deb]

How To Tell That You're A Genuine Hero:

The Marxists at the Guardian bless you with a hit piece.

[general_re]

The Berlusconi disease can spread throughout Europe

We should be so lucky...

[Stavka2]

Gag alert?

[The Great Satan]

It was ironic that an adventurer like Berlusconi, and one moreover with his own ties to that system, should be the beneficiary of these changes.

Ah yes, the "adventurer" Berlusconi, like the "cowboy" Bush, stands in the way of World Socialism and the Workers' Paradise. Only Castro can save us now.

[RedWhiteBlue]

The Berlusconi disease can spread throughout Europe

At last a practical, positive use for germ warfare. No vaccine needed.

[Dog Gone]

Berlusconi could be the Italian equivalent of Margaret Thatcher, except that Italian politics tends to look like traffic in downtown Rome. It's unlikely he'll be on the scene for a prolonged period.

He's a good man, which is exactly why the Guardian despises him so.

[Southack]

Berlusconi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pirelli, Ducati, and a host of fashion designers are living proof that the European socialists haven't killed the Italian entreprenuerial spirit.

Also notice how the Left quakes in fear of real men. It was one thing for the rest of Europe to sanction Austria when the Right Wing scored a small political victory, but they sure weren't going to censure Italy for Berlusconi winning!

Perhaps the National Party will win in France this year, too. Current events certainly show that the pendulum is finally swinging back our way.