Saturday, February 11, 2006

Easy target Silvio

This is an easy target, but another juxtaposition post.... Consider American treatment of Berlusconi (one of the Iraq coalition partners after all - this got mention on the Olympics coverage last night) next to the treatment of Chavez. Consider who is the greater buffoon and power-hungry demagogue (and, remember, Berlusconi really does own the media):

...He has already written to the 600,000 babies born in Italy last year, reminding them that they received a E1000 bonus, and signing off with "a big kiss from Silvio".

He will repeat his 2001 election ploy by sending all households a second volume of his illustrated autobiography, and has promised -- or threatened -- to post a CD of his latest love songs as well.

Mr Berlusconi, 69, will spend the next two months criss-crossing the country in a private jet.

His hope is that Italy will fall once again for his exuberance, a trait that Mr Prodi, his understated and professorial foe, singularly lacks.

But Mr Berlusconi has good reason to divert attention from his record....

1 comment:

troutsky said...

Perhaps if he can get The Terminator to run as his vice -minister or whatever they have? The ultimate Spectacular Ticket!

Like our leader, he has probably thwarted hundreds of terrorist attacks with a single bound and thats all that really counts.