Italy is US

Just read it and you will see what I mean.

That's Italy's George W. Bush right there!

"by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times | April 13, 2008

ROME - The campaign for this weekend's election of Italy's 62d government in 63 years has highlighted a long list of unresolved problems that has undermined the country and thwarted important changes.

Italy today is a nation strained by corruption, economic decay, political ennui, and a declining standard of living.

Just like AmeriKa!

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Inflation is among the highest in Western Europe, growth the lowest. Record numbers of people report feeling poorer than ever.

Just like AmeriKa!

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Crime does not disqualify you from running for office, nor are qualifications necessary. When they vote today and tomorrow, Italians can choose among several convicted felons....

Well, they aren't completely like AmeriKa; we let OUR WAR CRIMINALS ROAM FREE!!!!!!!

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The conduct of business in Italy can be a murky and frustrating experience - unless you're the Mafia, now the largest business in Italy, accounting for 7 percent of the gross domestic product, according to the Association of Italian Industrialists.

That's what we call the government here in AmeriKa!

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The judiciary rarely functions: Cases can languish not years but decades.

Or never be brought at all!

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Italian parliamentarians are the highest-paid in Europe but, in the opinion of many people, the least effective - a self-perpetuating elite that seems bent on taking the country down with it....

That is JUST LIKE AmeriKa!

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Lack of accountability often trumps civic duty, and this year's national elections are unlikely to change it, critics say.

Welcome to AmeriKa!!!

Wait a minute, which country we talking about?

The man leading the polls in the race for prime minister is Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire conservative leader who, at 71, is seeking the post for the third time. Although he brought a measure of stability, he is widely accused of ruling to enrich himself, his media empire, and his cronies....

I told you he was Italy's George W. Bush!!!!

Enthusiasm among voters is low. Television ratings for recent interviews with Berlusconi and Veltroni were crushed by a rerun of a detective movie.

Voters are definitely losing enthusiasm at the bullshit fooleys here, but WE BEAT ITALY on the T.V. shows!!!!

We got "American Idol" and "Wife Swap," which is WAY BETTER than some Columbo rerun!

Italians have watched one government disaster follow another.

Just like AmeriKa!

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Italians do get angry at the circumstances, but the anger does not routinely lead to change.

Just like AmeriKa!

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Instead, the response is one of resignation and apathy: Italian voters feel they have no real choice and the government will not benefit them, and that in turn drives the public further from an activist role in democracy.

That, and a discouraging, shit-shoveling press!

"This is a system that is preying on Italians, sucking the best energies of the country, preventing a meritocracy from developing and forcing everyone to play a game," said Alexander Stille, an academic who specializes in Italy.

He knows Bush and his buddies then?

"Italy has always been a place where people felt that . . . unless you cheat or break the rules, the deck is stacked against you."


Just like AmeriKa!

That's why I've never gotten very far in life.

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