if we have been able to vote against the nuclear option, against Casini, Bossi, Fini and Berlusconi, we owe it to him. It was he that collected and certified the necessary signatures. Just for this we should thank him. The “Lodo Alfano”, that even a child would have declared unconstitutional, but not the President of the Republic, was criticised and opposed by Di Pietro alone in the midst of silence from folk like Bersani and D’Alema and with the backing of folk like Cicchitto and Gasparri. The man is irascible. He listens to no one.

But he’s honest.