Berlusconi lost! Prodi won!

[ananda]

Hallelujia!

I'm so excited!

One down, one BushInc to go.

[CottonBear]

1. Link? Official results? If true, this is great news! n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. as the worm turns. THANKS FOR THE GREAT NEWS!

One down. Now, for a downing street upper, then a 2006 take over of congress, perhaps the senate, and then, we can get to work. We will have a lot to do.

[tridim]

3. Wonder if Keith's video helped..

Even if "It's not Berlusconi".. Wink wink.

[Botany]

4. The world is sick of the madness!

And how do we know that he lost? Exit polls.

House cleaning time.
Tony is next .... than the 06 elections ..... we have to win by 10 points plus.

[rurallib]

7. The bad thing about Tony is that the conservatives are even crazier

Unless his party deposes him or the Libs somehow take over, Tony may stay in charge.

[marmar]

5. And Prodi....

wants to "tone down" Italy's close ties to the U.S.....The Coalition of the Willing ain't so willing anymore! :think:

[DuaneBidoux]

6. Here's a link.

<http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2006-04-10T164230Z_01_L07481135_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITALY.xml>

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Down with Blair! and Bush!!!

[Jack Rabbit]

9. !!

Aznar
Berlusconi
Blair
Bush
Howard

[AusGail]

25. Is the tide turning?

Its great to see that you added Howard to your list, even though on the world stage he is reasonably ineffectual. Apparently Blair isn't running for Prime Minister in their next election, maybe the alternative Labour leader may not be so insecure as to follow Bush. Anyway, I'll do my utmost to get rid of Howard in 2007.

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

10. Wonderful

Berlusconi's been a proto-fascist crook, corrupting his government and defying his people even as he employs his own stranglehold on the media to deflect attention from his crimes. For once, it seems, the people wised up to him, and he paid a serious price in large part for his corrupt participation in the Iraq War. Italy's troops will soon be withdrawn from the desert-- I wonder who Bushco thinks would be willing to pick up the slack.

[LibertyLover]

11. Guess

Berlusconi can get back to not being celibate now that he has lost. :evilgrin:

[shenmue]

12. Thank goodness

Berlusconi made me feel creepy from thousands of miles away.

[0007]

13. This is official?

[killerbush]

14. Although not official, Burlusconi seems to have lost both houses.

[MrMonk]

21. Based on early reporting, the actual vote counts

show Prodi and his allies having a narrow lead over Berluscona and his allies. The night, figuratively speaking, is young.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Can it be "fixed?" since Preoli's lead is narrow?

no, I am not being paranoid... I think at this point I am being very realistic... I will not count chicks until them eggs hatch

[cliss]

16. I wonder what the PNAC:ers are thinking today.

Their best buddy, Berluscolini is out. They're watching their dreams go up in smoke because the pushed the envelope.

[Innoma]

17. The Fix Is In, Apparently...

...get ready for a last-minute surprise:


Polls Say Italian Race Too Close to Call

[enough already]

18. Here we go again.

[LynneSin]

19. I found it odd that Berlusconi was not at the Olympics in Turin Italy

I watched the opening & closing ceremonies and instead of Berlusconi representing host country Italy, they had the prime minsiter (well the other guy) which is someone who is more of a represenative of the country and not the decision maker. The Olympics was peppered with anti-war statements including Yoko Ono reading one of John Lennon's poems, Peter Gabrial singing Imagine and having anti-war supporters like Susan Saradon and Isabelle Allende be part of the group of women who carried in the Olympic Flag.

The claim about Berlusconi absense was because he was busy campaining for the upcoming Olympics. I'm guessing that the people running the Olympics asked that this war-mongerer not show up where he would have probably been boo'd (he's not very popular in Italy)

[yellowcanine]

20. Are you sure? Your link may be old. Another report said he might pull

out a narrow win.

[MrMonk]

22. Keep a sharp lookout for power failures.

[high density]

23. NBC News just said "too close to call"

and you know what that means.

[Doctor_J]

24. Anyone who's remotely associated with Smirk these days

is a guaranteed loser. I don't like the way the teams are shaping up for WWIII :scared: