Silvio Keeps His Business Cool

You've got to hand it to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. No matter what happens, he brings a thoroughly business mindset to the job of governing Italy. Sex scandals? He eats them for breakfast. Allegations of impropriety? It's all a Rupert Murduochian plot! Just today, he had something of a reversal. Italy's Constitutional Court, which is in charge of such things, decided that he and his top officials could be prosecuted for crimes committed while in office.

Now, a normal government official anywhere else in the world might blanche at such information. In Japan, the fellow might commit seppuku. In the United States, he might have to go on Oprah after holding the obligatory press conference. But not Mr. Berlusconi, who honed his public skills in the trenches of media ownership. Nope. The NY Times reports: "A defiant Mr. Berlusconi said he would 'forge on' and accused the Constitutional Court of 'left-wing' bias against him, the ANSA news agency reported. 'We must govern for five more years with or without the law.'"

Spoken like a true mogul! My money's on you, man!

 

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[eden4barack08]

'We must govern for five more years with or without the law.'

Please, some clearer journalism here. By "the law", you mean the Lodo Alfano, that law that would've given the top four gov't posts temporary "immunity" while serving in office.
That law that was deemed unconstitutional by the court two days ago.
Not "the law" in general, as your sentence "with or without the law" makes it sound.
Silvio governed his other five year term without the Lodo Alfano law too, he can do it again.
I agree the man has incredible chutzpah, but he did lose his cool briefly the other night after the court's decision. Who wouldn't after fourteen years of relentless persecution?