Berlusconi Would Like to Borrow Bush's Supreme Court to Toss Out Italian Election Results

I bet he does, the little fascist elitist pig. And notice that Bush and Bush's poodle refuse to congratulate Mr. Prodi on his apparent win; Bush is used to being able to push courts to change the will - and vote - of the people. From ABC News:

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looked isolated on Thursday as allies cast doubt on his claims Italy's general election had been rigged and initial scrutiny of contested ballots suggested they could not overturn the result.

One coalition partner said the review of ballots would change nothing and a government minister said Romano Prodi's center-left coalition had won the election and had a right to govern.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel became the latest European leader to congratulate Prodi on his victory after the leaders of France, Spain and the European Commission. Britain and the United States on the other hand, have remained silent.

Berlusconi has said that the result of the April 9-10 vote, which handed Prodi a tiny majority, should be overturned because of "widespread" fraud.

Newspapers reported on Thursday that the prime minister wanted a recount of more than one million votes, but a political source said President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi had refused to grant the necessary permission.

Prodi told Reuters television his election victory would be rubber-stamped shortly.
"Well, he (Berlusconi) is unable to lose, to admit that we won. He will never do (it). He is absolutely unable to admit the truth," Prodi said outside his house in the northern Italian city of Bologna.