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1. #287036
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:09 pm, Hector Berlioz said:

   This is deinitely a good thing. I have no idea how and if the Italian Government works, and it doesn’t seem to work all that well if they have to revamp every few years….but if that’s how it’s going to be, it might as well be friendly with America.

2. #287038
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm, terrig said:

   I agree that this is a good thing. My friend is stationed in Italy and told me this was going to happen but you know the old don’t count your chickens before they hatch saying.

3. #287039
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm, Jeddite said:

   Why yes, I would like some zuppa tuscana soup for lunch!

4. #287047
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:16 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

   Yep…back to conservatives. After the lefties FAILED at their so-called economic “plans” that put Italy into further disaster.

5. #287049
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:16 pm, TexasTiger said:

   Good Lord. I knew I’d seen that dance before.

6. #287052
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:17 pm, Bucklee said:

   Definately having Preseco with dinner tonight.

7. #287060
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:20 pm, Hector Berlioz said:

   Remember the Roberto Benigni VS Berlusconi spat?

8. #287066
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:23 pm, granite said:

   #1 On April 14th, 2008 at 4:09 pm, Hector Berlioz said:

   “This is deinitely a good thing. I have no idea how and if the Italian Government works, and it doesn’t seem to work all that well if they have to revamp every few years….but if that’s how it’s going to be, it might as well be friendly with America.”

   I agree; but, let me comment on the
   “revamp every few years” part.
   You’re being just a wee bit too generous!

   This election of Berlusconi is the 62nd government Italy has had since WWII.

   62 governments in 63 years.
   I’d always (for a few decades) thought that Italy had a bit over one government per year, rather than a bit under (the government/year ratio).
   Damn, I just missed it!

   Here’s the link:

   http://news.smh.com.au/italians-elect-62nd-govt-since-wwii/20080413-25s9.html

   And, welcome to you and to the rest of the newcomers.

9. #287067
   On April 14th, 2008 at 4:23 pm, baldolf said:

   How long until the Italians vote him out for the 3rd time?

10. #287069
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:24 pm, Regulus said:

    Merkel in Germany… Sarkozy in France… and now Berlusconi in Italy. For hating America so much, Europeans sure have a funny way of electing conservatives of their own.

    I blame George Bush!!

11. #287073
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:25 pm, abstractmind said:

    Thanks granite, for the welcome.

    w00t! chalk one up for the good guys in italy?

12. #287079
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:27 pm, LibertarianRepublican said:

    Does this mean someone is going to step up to the plate about the islamification happening in Europe? As a conservative has this man addressed that issue?

13. #287080
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:27 pm, uabalumn07 said:

    They just had elections in 2006. I think Prodi is losing because of his poor handling of the economy, that garbage mess in Naples, and he increased taxes which really made him unpopular.

    Will be interesting to see what kind of coalitions or alliances Berlusconi will make.

14. #287094
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:32 pm, willie peter said:

    When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie
    That’s amore
    When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine
    That’s amore
    Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling
    And you’ll sing “Vita bella”

15. #287096
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:33 pm, Land that I Love said:

    Huh. Now if only we could get a real conservative in America…

16. #287100
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:34 pm, spackle said:

    I always liked the fact that the man had the intestinal fortitude that his fellow mealy mouthed EU brethren seemed to lack. Which is of course why they hate him. I would be curious to hear his opinion on the Hamas Imams comment on Rome falling to Islam.

17. #287101
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:35 pm, Eclectic said:

    Hey, so now if a Dem wins, we have a choice – we can move to France OR Italy!

    Hmm, crepes or gilato??

18. #287102
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:35 pm, DesertLover said:

    Ahhh … Willie Pete … nothing like a little “Dino” wit the “Vino” …

19. #287105
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:36 pm, zorro said:

    Wonderful indeed! Great news.

    It never occurred to me at a Marxist would ever be caught on video dancing.

20. #287115
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:40 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Conservatives back in charge in Italy?

    Please tell me this means more photos of that hot babe in Parliament with whom he was friendly.

    “The left has no taste, even when it comes to women” – Berlusconi

    Sorry, more decorum next time…

21. #287117
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, GaMidnightRider said:

    Maybe the people of Europe are tired of trying to coddle up and make piece with radical musliums,having no jobs, and leaders who act like the spineless Democrats here but by changing to tougher leaders will not only help their economy but also their security. But I have been wrong before….. Thanks for the welcome granite

22. #287118
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Will be interesting to see what kind of coalitions or alliances Berlusconi will make.

    #13, see my post above. Ok decorum to follow the next next time.

23. #287122
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:44 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Kind of ironic. Europeans are electing conservatives all over the place and we are electing Eurosocialists.

24. #287132
    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:48 pm, TheOtherSide said:

    Hmm, crepes or gilato??

    What are those? Are they like arugula?

    Careful, one might start calling you a snob or elitist.

25. #287156
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:05 pm, emjem24 said:

    The Italians are very fickle voters. It’s hard in that country to maintain power if one party doesn’t have a solid majority in parliament. If you don’t, and you can’t form a coalition that will last then you’re toast. Then, there is the fact that the Socialists/Lefties didn’t really do much to improve Italy’s overall stature in Europe.

    The only problem with Berlosconi is usually when he attains office, he screws it up with some corruption scandal or other. I don’t see his grip on power lasting any longer than the Socialists’ did.

    I could be wrong…. maybe the Italians have figured a way to politically play nice and put partisan differences to the side for the benefit of the country?

    Oh, naaawwww… just jokin’ about that last part.

26. #287164
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm, Barry F. said:

    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:44 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Kind of ironic. Europeans are electing conservatives all over the place and we are electing Eurosocialists.

    Agreed.

27. #287165
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm, emjem24 said:

    Oh, by the way, there is a similar political environment right now in Spain. Spain has a socialist prime minister but the socialists have a very slim majority in parliament. That always spells trouble for any prime minister trying to get something done.

    Perhaps, the Conservatives in Spain learned something just as they did in Italy. Could American Conservatives or the Republican Party learn a thing or two from these two countries?

    You never know….

28. #287166
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm, Eclectic said:

    What are those? Are they like arugula?

    Careful, one might start calling you a snob or elitist.

    Crepes are a French dessert and gilato is Italian ice cream. Both are generally found for very cheap on the streets in their country, and I guarantee that neither are “elitist.” If I could afford them as a college student, anyone can!

29. #287175
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:11 pm, walterc said:

    TheOtherSide said:

    Hmm, crepes or gilato??

    What are those? Are they like arugula?

    Careful, one might start calling you a snob or elitist.

    Here in flyover America, that would be flap jacks and ice cream? (together? hmmm not a bad idea.)

30. #287202
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:26 pm, TheOtherSide said:

    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm, Eclectic said:

    Sorry I was just be sarcastic.

    Maybe this time around, it’s too obvious to need the /sarc off.

31. #287251
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:49 pm, bloghooligan said:

    italy is hopeless. they’ve had about 50 different gov’ts in as much time.

32. #287253
    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:52 pm, tmitsss said:

    missed opportunity for a rickroll

    Italy to Burlusconi “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

33. #287308
    On April 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm, rjjago said:

    Look closely at what this vote says – the Lega Nord is Berlusconi’s coalition partner. They’re northern Italian separatists. They represent the most wealthy, sophisticated and European parts of the country. They ran on an anti-immigration platform and they DOUBLED their vote.

    If that can happen in liberal Milan, it can also happen in the conservative south of France, in Belgium, and in the Netherlands.

    It’s a very positive sign that the European people are waking up.

34. #287327
    On April 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pm, Eclectic said:

    5:26 pm, TheOtherSide

    My bad, you got me on that one. :0)

35. #287340
    On April 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm, magrippa said:

    If any of you have driven through Naples lately you can see from the piles of trash just how dysfunctional the Italian Prodi government and its caretaker replacement had become. I was there in February and was amazed that something that is a basic government service as trash disposal had been allowed to become a political football. It was like being in some third world hell-hole.

36. #287354
    On April 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm, Boomer said:

    Maybe Europe is starting to finally wake up to the enemy amongst them by starting to select conservatives (at least they are for Europeans). They keep this up and I could almost see a Charles Martel emerging in their future to save them from the doom of Islam.

37. #287376
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:08 pm, DougHagin said:

    Very good news for Italy and the West in general. Add this to a pro-American French leader and…

38. #287399
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:23 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    France and now Italy!!!

    There is still a light for freedom in Europe.

39. #287409
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:27 pm, eleonora82 said:

    Hi, i’m a simple italian, i don’t follow very well political affairs. buti didn’t vote for le left alliance, beacouse i saw in this years, our money are less and less, and the price of life in always in growing. so i have to be happy now?…i don’t know, i live in milan and not in naples, but i think that is more than 6 months that all televisions, particulary berlusconi’s mediaset news service show everyday how prodi was inable and how the things was going bad beacouse of his governament…i’m scare about how the information can change and formed the “free decision” of italians. i hope that berlusconi like money in general and not his money and stop. the lega nord won very well, a lega nord boom, with berlusconi, becouse the people had fear, almost every week some italian person was killed or raped or other crime from someone else like rom or rumen or polish…and the only desperate decision is to vote for someone who want to close the country from this people…did you konw this? i feel like we are trying to became safe…but in prigion i hope for better. sorry for my english. i saw something wrong: prosecco, gelato, zuppa meaning soup…ecc… bye

40. #287417
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:31 pm, txvet2 said:

    On April 14th, 2008 at 5:11 pm, walterc said:

    Here in flyover America, that would be flap jacks and ice cream? (together? hmmm not a bad idea.)

    Quick, get the salesmen out and start mass production – I think you’ve got a winner!!
    Ice cream rolled up in a crepe – what a genius!

41. #287427
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    sorry for my english. i saw something wrong: prosecco, gelato, zuppa meaning soup…

    Don’t worry Eleonora, you’re making more sense than a troll we could mention.

42. #287444
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:43 pm, lgm said:

    I am grateful to the Italians. Whenever a foreigner asks how Americans could elect such an obvious bad person as Bush I point to the Italians. They elected someone who ran last time in order to change Italian criminal law in a way that allowed him to escape criminal prosecution.

43. #287456
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:50 pm, eleonora82 said:

    in italy clever people use to say :during the day left and right are in fight, at dinner are all together friends at the same table for eat and drink with our money

44. #287466
    On April 14th, 2008 at 7:57 pm, see-dubya said:

    That was a graceful reply, eleonora82. Most Americans, upon meeting someone from another country, don’t proceed to insult that country. lgm is sort of an exception around here.

45. #287473
    On April 14th, 2008 at 8:00 pm, garyt said:

    LGM did they ask you how the Yanks voted for the Jew hating Carter? I bet they didn’t. I thought you didn’t believe in criminal activity since you view sin as not relevant.

46. #287492
    On April 14th, 2008 at 8:14 pm, rooster said:

    On April 14th, 2008 at 4:35 pm, Eclectic said:
    Hey, so now if a Dem wins, we have a choice – we can move to France OR Italy!

    Hmm, crepes or gilato??

    Make that France, Italy or Germany. The big 3 of socialist europe are all run by a conservative leader!

47. #287532
    On April 14th, 2008 at 8:44 pm, brooklyn red said:

    Thank you, eleonora82 #39…

    Re; “becouse the people had fear, almost every week some italian person was killed or raped or other crime from someone else like rom or rumen or polish…” There was a time, not long ago, when Americans cared about such things. We used to refer to the issue as “law & order”… but I have not heard of an American candidate speak of this issue in years.

48. #287624
    On April 14th, 2008 at 9:52 pm, Tacitus said:

    forza berlusconi!

49. #287703
    On April 14th, 2008 at 10:24 pm, Joemantler said:

    Vita lunga al Berlusconi! morte ai nemici di libertà!

    (Translation by Babel Fish)

50. #287753
    On April 14th, 2008 at 10:54 pm, granite said:

    eleonora82:

    Your English is just fine.

    We offer our apologies for lgm’s impoliteness.
    You must understand he is one of our buffoni, so he does serve some purpose.

    Please post your comments here as often as you wish!

    Benvenuto to the blog.

51. #287761
    On April 14th, 2008 at 11:00 pm, rightisright said:

    Land that I Love said: Huh. Now if only we could get a real conservative in America…

    Ain’t that the truth

52. #287903
    On April 15th, 2008 at 3:13 am, firestorm31 said:

    This election of Berlusconi is the 62nd government Italy has had since WWII.

    62 governments in 63 years.
    I’d always (for a few decades) thought that Italy had a bit over one government per year, rather than a bit under (the government/year ratio).

    you do know that the Berlusconi administration was the longest serving government of any Italian administration, by 6 years before losing to Prodi in 2006. thats pretty remarkable given Italy’s penchant for unstable governments lasting 3 months to 2 years.

    I think Berlusconi needs to do something about his media empire which is a conflict of interest with his duties as Prime Minister. I think his assocation with his company caused problems for him. Last I heard, wasn’t there an investigation on Berlusconi during the election in 2006. I hadn’t heard anything since then.

53. #287988
    On April 15th, 2008 at 6:51 am, kcnut said:

    Eleonora bravo great post i like having a pro usa europe.

54. #288018
    On April 15th, 2008 at 7:39 am, eleonora82 said:

    the “famous” post by lgm didn’t insult me…becouse in italy the 1/3 of people, often youngs, say that all the time, berlusconi made laws to not be investigate about his interess conflict. i think in italy a person who make an imperios like his in 30/40 years surely had done something not clear. but i’m not interesting about that,i’m “happy for him” and his success and italians vote for him hoping that he do the same success with us. i only hope that something change, but i repeat my mood is not hight….ah…i want to know: do you have someone who control all television?we do! spero che cambi qualcosa, berlusconi non è un politico, è un manager.

55. #288068
    On April 15th, 2008 at 8:30 am, rplatt said:

    Bravo Berlusconi!

    With France, Italy and even Germany making turns to the right, it is very discouraging to watch the U.S. court Marxism.

56. #288407
    On April 15th, 2008 at 12:11 pm, Chuck said:

    IMHO America is a dead man standing. The Baby Boomers swallowed Socialism whole hog and have been trying their damnedest to implement it because they are smarter than the rest of us, so they should rule us. They are succeeding. We are like the hero in The 13th Warrior movie. He killed the evil queen witch (think USSR) but got stabbed with the poison (socialism). In the end, he too died (we are no longer America, but a Socialist “Paradise”). Look at our three candidates for POTUS. QED.

57. #289303
    On April 16th, 2008 at 6:57 am, bilgerat said:

    I choose gelato, chianti, and the Italian World Cup soccer team!

    Ciao Bella, Italia!