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January 25, 2008
The best analysis of Italian politics I've read all week
ME: There's no government?
Barman: Right.
ME: So what are we going to do?
Barman: God willing it'll last until January and we won't pay taxes...
I only wish I'd read this before lunch, when one of my students asked me the same question in a worried tone of voice. My explanation was much wordier, but not all that different.
Reading the following almost made me wish I'd stayed home this afternoon to watch the coverage. All in all I preferred Sta. Pudenziana - pictures to come tomorrow.
The fiery session later included one senator being spat on, fainting and being carried out on a stretcher, The Associated Press reported.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at January 25, 2008 7:03 PM