Berlusconi uses his media to tear apart enemies. He destroyed Marco Follini with a press campaign- and good deal of the negative perception of the present government is due to his press campaigns.

Fini in an interview to la Repubblica said his private life has nothing to do with his political decisions. They are two distinct spheres but the casual perception will always be that his political actions are a rebuttal. So Berlusconi wins either way.

This evening the two are short of declaring war. Berlusconi feigns that he's been insulted. Personally, I agree with Fini's evaluation of the situation with Berlusconi's antics and media mongering. Whatever, the House of "Liberties" is dead and good riddance. Berlusconi will in no way put together a majority without Allianza Nazionale. As for the gutted UDC the survivors should maroon themselves on the Left shore. Either that or play house boy for Berlusconi.

Now Berlusconi has put on the populist mask with his "ten" "million" signatures (apologies to Techno) and like any aspiring Caesar is in tune with the People. With Bossi's guns they might as well attack the State.

Berlusconi's helter-skelter conduct these past days makes him the Charles Manson of Italian politics.