Another Bush/Cheney Puppet has its strings cut

As reported in today's Wapo, Italian Prime Minister and conerservative party leader Silvio Berlusconi will finally be turning in his resignation today. He lost the April election to liberal coallition leader Romano Prodi, but has been dragging his feet and threatening legal action in an attempt to remain in power. Apaprently that is now coming to an end.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrived at the presidential palace Tuesday to hand in his resignation, a formal step that will make way for a center-left government led by Romano Prodi.

Berlusconi arrived at the Quirinale Palace after leading a Cabinet meeting during which he announced his resignation. After handing in his resignation to President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Berlusconi is expected to be asked to stay on temporarily as caretaker.

In a strange parallet to the situation in England, where Bush lap-dog Tony Blaire has somehow remained in power, Berlusconi held on to his position for several years while propping up Bush's position in Iraq against the wishes of a majority of Italians who opposed the war.

Bush can likely expect a far cooler reception in the future should he visit Italy again.

Now we just need to get rid of Blaire....