Stories and News

Stories and News No. 288 Between today and tomorrow a great part of Berlusconi’s present and especially future are on the table. Our whole country does too, given the state of dependence we are by the power of the Italy Premier. The Prime Minister spoke for about half an hour and, as usual, has said many things. One day I read somewhere that when the man of power is speaking in public, there is always someone in particular who are sending his own words. Even if we listen to an institutional and ecumenist monologue, there is always a preferred destination. In my humble opinion, the meaning of Berlusconi’s speech to the Senate is reduced to his invitation for a deal . Who is this invitation to? The Story: "Honorable senators, as you could hear, as you can see, our position is clear, and at this point who has more responsibility have to show it. For my part, I consider as my responsibility not to overlook any possibility of dialogue with the opposition. It is my responsibility re...

This morning, remembering the recent embarrassing stories of some of italian politicians, I made this consideration: their wives are the best thing these men have . The women who live alongside these so-called leaders, who are often relegated by the press in the shadow of powerful husbands, sooner or later show to deserve a respect that their men may just dream. While the facts that struck the former governor of the Lazio region Piero Marrazzo are still on every newspaper, his wife Roberta Serdoz , despite the obvious humiliation due to her husband’s actions, reveals a remarkable personality. How can we not mention Silvio Berlusconi’s wife, Veronica Lario , one of the few influent people in our country able to speak in very difficult times with sincere honesty about the questionable behaviour of our Prime Minister. I think of all the wives of various politicians, hit by the scandals of their men because they are linked to in good times and – ever more often… - in bad. I rem...