Silvio Berlusconi resigned today.
While many people will remember him for the allegations of corruption, the philandering and the general buffoonery, I think I'll always remember the stat I heard this morning, namely, that during his long reign, he survived 50 no-confidence votes! 50! And he only decides to resign now? You almost wonder why. It's obviously a remarkable level of self-confidence to offset all that no-confidence. Or perhaps self-delusion. The man's the very walking definition of hubris!
Glad as most people (not to mention the stock markets) are to see him go, I suspect that Europe will soon seem to be a duller place without him.
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