Berlusconi again?!

Silvio Berlusconi, the media conglomerate of Italy, has been sworn into office as Italian Prime Minister. People hope the Berlusconi can create a new life for the poeple of Italy in a time when their economy is struggling and that he could also hopefully find a solution to the untreated rubbish mountains in Naples.

This article fails to mention Berlusconi's past, which would not make him the ideal Italian Prime Minister. Italy made this mistake once, why again?

Berlusconi is a conglomerate that owns a large part of 75% of Italy's broadcast media, and now has control over 100%, since the only network left was government run. Now he is the government. To put such power in one man's hands is insane. Silvio Berlusconi cannot be stopped now, he has control over anything the public hears or reads. He also owns publishing companies, a sports team, and many other businesses. Italy is putting too much power in Berlusconi and it will hurt them in the end.

Does no one remember his involvement with the mafia that was kept quiet because he had so much power in the government; or how about how he abused his power as prime minister to chang laws so that people involved in the mafia could not respond to questions on the stand and were eventually freed. I guess illegal crime involvement doesn't matter to the Italians.

Silvio Berlusconi was known for his promotion of women in barely any clothing in ads, commercials, and on television. He has just named former television showgirl Mara Carfagna as the minister for equal opportunities. Come on, are we serious?