With open minds.

Politics in Italy can't be all bad. At least from my point of view. For instance, the Italian President George Napolitano is a former communist. Imagine something like that happening in America. It won't. Because Americans are intolerant. They only want Republicans and Democrats to hold higher public office. Of course, being president of Italy isn't the same as being president of the USA. The Italian prime minister is far more politically powerful than the president. Napolitano was appointed by parliament, not by a vote of the Italian people. I much prefer parliamentary government over what we have in the US. Because even minority parties have representation in parliament. Which means Italy often has a coalition government. With different parties cooperating with each other. To serve their common interests. Even communists and socialists have a say in the Italian government. I'm for all views being heard. With open minds. --Jim Broede