When you’re the head of state in a country that battles its morality with every breath, you boink an intern and you get impeached. When you’re the head of state in the place where that morality was born, you go full-out sex crazy and you get a solid approval rating. Well, there’s one Italian who won’t look the other way; prime minister Berlusconi’s second wife is blowing the whistle.
Veronica Lario says she and Mr. Berlusconi had an agreement that they would lead separate lives but respect each other. Of course, respect has a precarious definition when you’re dealing with a guy who said “another reason to invest in Italy is that we have beautiful secretaries… superb girls.” And then there was his suggestion that a rise in rape was attributed to the fact that there are so many pretty girls around. The list goes on and on.
Despite his mentality equaling that of a male character on Mad Men, Berlusconi remains unrepentant when it comes to to his sexual habits. He has consistently repudiated accusations about his infidelity with the political equivalent of a shrug, a grin, and the phrase “C’mon, guys.” And it’s fair to assume he means just the guys. Right guys? You know what he’s talking about.
