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...answer isn’t stupidity, so much as hubris. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is flying way too close to the sun. But before I get into that, some background information...
...Italy Berlusconi's Troubles Deepen More allegations of sexual misconduct were hurled at embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose wife filed for divorce in May, citing his purported relationship with an 18-year-old female. Three women said Berlusconi had paid them to attend his parties; one also alleged that he had sex with a paid escort last November. Berlusconi dismissed their statements, saying that paying for sex would ruin the "pleasure of conquest...
...Berlusconi has denied it all. He says that his relationship with Letizia has only ever been appropriate and his parties innocent. And no, he has never paid for companionship. He adds that he cannot even have sex, due to an operation he had on his prostate. The prime minister claims that these false attacks have been launched by his enemies; in particular, he blames the left for trying to undermine him right before the EU elections, which took place at the beginning of the month, and the upcoming G8 conference, which will be held in L’Aquila...
Indeed, the scandal has had political consequences. While Mr. Belusconi’s approval rating remains above 50 percent, his party, the PdL (Popolo della Liberta—People of Liberty) did not do nearly as well as predicted in the recent EU elections. Berlusconi had anticipated that the party would receive 40 percent of the vote, but in fact it only accrued 35 percent. Berlusconi himself has admitted that the scandal has damaged Italy’s reputation...
There is real news in Italy: Ghadaffi came to Rome to visit Berlusconi, the G8 conference is coming to L’Aquila, and just a few days ago there was another earthquake in the medieval city, unemployment in Europe is at an all-time high, and voter-turnout in Italy is low. Why waste ink on Berlusconi’s philandering? Let his wife’s divorce lawyer deal with that. There are plenty of policy issues that the left could use to attack Berlusconi, but let’s leave sex out of this. Seriously, Italy, don?...