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Author Topic: Is Berlusconi Done?  (Read 3231 times)
betterslac
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« on: November 09, 2011, 08:59:11 AM »
He says he will resign and won't run again

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/berlusconi-vows-not-to-run-for-office-again-backs-ally-for-pm/2011/11/09/gIQAjD7f4M_story.html?hpid=z2

but his position that he won't resign until after austerity measures are passed, after he previously threatened to make such passage a vote of confidence measure, makes me think he will find ways to hang on.

Greece is now afraid their bailout will fall through because Italy's would be a much bigger deal and suck up all available EU help.
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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2011, 09:17:15 AM »
Toast.
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2011, 09:46:41 AM »
And he's tanking the stock market, too.
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 12:05:07 PM »
Now he will finally have time to party!
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 01:30:35 PM »
Quote from: larryc on November 09, 2011, 12:05:07 PM
Now he will finally have time to party!

But retired 70+ media tycoons might not be as sexy to women in their teens and 20s as a prime minister. 

I don't think it's much of a comparison, myself, and perhaps the money will still do the trick. 
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2011, 01:52:04 PM »
He's offering to resign because the Italian economy is suffering badly.  He's more like a rat escaping a sinking ship than its honorable captain.

IMHO, his words don't mean a thing.  If it is in his best political or financial interests to return, he'll be running for office again in no time.  This is not a man known for is high ethical standards.
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2011, 04:08:55 PM »
Quote from: qrypt on November 09, 2011, 01:30:35 PM
Quote from: larryc on November 09, 2011, 12:05:07 PM
Now he will finally have time to party!

But retired 70+ media tycoons might not be as sexy to women in their teens and 20s as a prime minister. 

I don't think it's much of a comparison, myself, and perhaps the money will still do the trick. 

Money usually does.
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Quote from: prytania3 on August 10, 2011, 01:56:06 PM
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2011, 01:17:15 PM »
He's resigning. It's official.
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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2011, 08:24:34 AM »
Not dead yet.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/13/berlusconi-hints-return-italy-government
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« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2011, 12:15:47 PM »
NPR aired a vivid retrospective piece on Berlusconi (by Sylvia Poggioli). http://www.npr.org/2011/11/13/142278142/how-berlusconi-created-a-country-in-his-own-image
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