Berlusconi Returns in Triumph!
Silvio Berlusconi returns to political power in Italy, after his ignominious resignation as prime minister less than two years ago:
Last year we gave you an initial heads-up about this. (Click HERE.) We even commented about how voters who supported Berlusconi in the 2012 election were examples of how people put far too much faith in politicians - and mindlessly so. (Click HERE.)
I have no idea about who's right and who's wrong regarding Berlusconi's alleged transgressions. What I do know, and you should too, is that once acquired, the taste for power drives people to want more. Berlusconi, by any accounts, is quite rich. Indeed, he's already served as prime minister. But that taste for power won't let him rest. He wants more.
That's the way it is for people whose lives center on the acquisition and retention of power. And that's, unfortunately, where most, if not all, politicians focus their attention and activity: the acquisition and retention of power.
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A year and a half after resigning in near-disgrace, the 76- year-old billionaire became the key figure in talks that began today to form the next Cabinet after the Democratic Party’s Enrico Letta was appointed prime minister. Berlusconi and his 241 lawmakers, the second-biggest contingent, hold the votes Letta, 46, needs to secure a parliamentary majority.He won't be prime minister, but he controls enough legislative votes to be able to influence Italy's future. Naturally, he denies any wrongdoing, claiming all charges were politically motivated.
Last year we gave you an initial heads-up about this. (Click HERE.) We even commented about how voters who supported Berlusconi in the 2012 election were examples of how people put far too much faith in politicians - and mindlessly so. (Click HERE.)
I have no idea about who's right and who's wrong regarding Berlusconi's alleged transgressions. What I do know, and you should too, is that once acquired, the taste for power drives people to want more. Berlusconi, by any accounts, is quite rich. Indeed, he's already served as prime minister. But that taste for power won't let him rest. He wants more.
That's the way it is for people whose lives center on the acquisition and retention of power. And that's, unfortunately, where most, if not all, politicians focus their attention and activity: the acquisition and retention of power.
More...
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