Saturday, July 23, 2005
SO UNFAIR
Why, that terrible Berlusconi fellow is showing his critics in a bad light, according to the BBC:
Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi has published a book of insults thrown at him by the left-wing opposition.
Berlusconi ti odio (I hate you Berlusconi) is an apparent attempt by the PM to show his critics in a bad light, correspondents say.
The 500 entries include megalomaniac, extremist, bandit and drunken hooligan.
Only 500? John Howard gets that many insults in an average edition of the Melbourne Age. Speaking of the PM, Vancouver-based Angus Reid Consultants has a global scoop:
Howard is expected to face a leadership challenge from treasurer Peter Costello in March 2006 ...
Someone tell the inmates at Margo Kingston’s yourdemocracy.net! They’ll be ecstatic; maybe they’ll even begin campaigning for Costello. Although pointing out Howard’s popularity might not be the cleverest tactic: