uTongo - Do you?

It looks as if it is time for the inventor of Saddam’s Weapons of Mass Destruction to leave the stage: Senator John McCain is joining several retired generals who no longer have any confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. The main culprit her is that the Iraq war was done without any sensible exit strategy, and now Rumsfeld is seen as the person responsible for the current disaster there.

There are many similarities between the recent Italian elections, and the latest American election. In both elections the candidates have been extremely close, both split the country, and in both elections there have been reported ‘irregularities’. While Kerry passed on the opportunity of a recount, Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi is still contesting the election, refusing to admit defeat.

I have to agree with this blogger when he says it’s no good for demoracy when each close election gets contested. But then, it never seemed as if Berlusconi cared for democracy a lot, having changed Italy’s constitution in his own favor several times. I sure hope Prodi stays the winner in this race for president.