Berlusconi and his mates are going to fix everything. They're going to rewrite the rules.

[Jan Klimkowski]

Berlusconi has long been alleged to be a hired hand of P2. I'm sure Silvio thinks "Il Duce Berlusconi" has an attractive ring to it...

Here are some of Dubya's musings along the same theme:

"You don't get everything you want," he [George W Bush] says, understating the case considerably. "A dictatorship would be a lot easier."

http://www.governing.com/archive/1998/jul/bush.txt

There ought to be limits to freedom.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPc...9-idx.html

It was amazing I won. I was running against peace and prosperity and incumbency.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...wanted=all

If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier... [Bush laughs out loud, audience laughs out loud] ...just so long as I'm the dictator

18 December 2000, Washington DC

"..Terror is bigger than one person..So I don't know where [Bin Laden] is..You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. ...I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him."

13 March 2002, Press Conference at the The James S. Brady Briefing Room

You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it will take time to restore chaos from order- order out of chaos. But we will.

13 April, 2003, Washington DC

It's not a dictatorship in Washington, but I tried to make it one in that instance.

15 January 2004, New Orleans

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq with the war on terror.

7 September, 2006 interview with Katie Couric

Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die.

7 December, 2006, on facing the challenges of war, Washington, D.C

Wisdom and strength, and my family, is what I'd like you to pray for.

2 May 2007, Washington DC

The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear — I'm a commander guy.

2 May 2007, Washington DC

We understand the fright that can come when you're worried about a rocket landing on top of your home.

17 May 2007, Washington DC

Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting $4 a gallon gasoline?. . . That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.

28 February 2008, White House Press Conference