Fall of the Great One

[ddstory]

One by one, Silvio Berlusconi has lived through all those seven lives any street cat in Rome is granted by the laws of urban legend. Until eventually, shortly before his 77th birthday he was convicted by the final court on charges of financial fraud. Which is a miracle in itself, provided that he has been under scrutiny by the judicial system more

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[ddstory]

Apparently, in Italy cats relinquish two of their lives at birth in the exchange of an illustrious political career. ;)

[sophia_sadek]

And here I thought it had something to do with the seven hills of Rome and/or the seven heavenly bodies.

[htpcl]

I suspect the whole bunga-bunga affair actually raised him in the eyes of many Italians. Must be a cultural thing.

[luvdovz]

Italians loathe boredom, and boring people, respectively. The spicier something is, the better.

[acesspadesdice]

too little, too late. But that's Italians for you.

[root_fu]

The cynic/realist in me says: Berlusconi'll be back in office in two years.

If only because he has a cool italian name that sounds trustworthy enough to be on a national spaghetti sauce label.