My thanks go first  to all the right-thinking voters of my beautiful and long-suffering country who had the courage to take a bold step into the future by electing me President of the Republic last Sunday.  I know I can count on you again to give the UMP a solid majority next month in the legislative elections, after which I can begin the work of ( Read more... )

It's a sober sad day in Russia today, as we mourn the passing out of our first President. His firm grasp of any shot glass within a hundred metres democratic principles proofed proved to the world he was a man under the table above board.

I raise my glass to him offer my deepest condolences to the family.

I make this post here, and not in my personal journal, because I think it merits the attention of all the politicians who are members of this community. Yesterday I came across a post by a voter, a French voter, in which Mme Royal and I (among other) were directly insulted. I might have thought our current Premier Ministre had a hand in it were ( Read more... )

Hi. I'm aswanargent, who writes here in WA as the rather dull serious and thoughtful Angela Merkel. I also do most of the posts and comments from the much more devil-may-care Silvio Berlusconi ( Read more... )

Happy Christmas to you all. Silvio, a special wish sent to you today for a speedy recovery.

Amici! I'm a day late in offering Christmas wishes to you all, but my unexpected visit to Cleveland for a minor medical procedure (yes, these days getting a heart pacemaker is just a minor procedure, I think) required a change in my holiday plans. There was simply no time to send cards out this year, each with a warm, heartfelt, personalized, ( Read more... )

Yes, I suppose I do. *sigh*

Happy Belated Birthday, Jacques.

So sorry to have missed your birthday yesterday, dear Jacques. I trust it was a very happy one. I still have a bottle of champagne chilling to celebrate your Prime Minister's birthday when he's next in Berlin. I could do the same for you, or is alcohol not permitted these days for health reasons? No matter; I'm sure I can come up with some ( Read more... )

Felicitations, amico mio. I thought of sending a card, but in the end decided against it. I'm sure you understand ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, Dominique. You must stop by the next time you're in Berlin. We'll drink a glass of champagne in celebration.