Americans aren’t the only ones talking about government
shutdown this week. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi almost
collapsed Italy’s government on Wednesday by threatening to pull his party’s
support for the current left-right coalition government. Fortunately, he eventually
relented. At their core, petty selfishness drives both President Obama and
Berlusconi’s actions.
The former, by defending his signature healthcare law at
any cost, hopes to preserve his spot in the history textbooks. The latter will
pull out all the stops to prevent his expulsion from the Italian Senate—after a
tax fraud conviction this summer–that would signal an end to his longtime
pursuit for political glory. I elaborate
on their similar motives to gum up the political works in my recent op-ed
in Forbes....To Read More....
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