our saviour

for the eagle-eyed amongst you. this face is a familiar one on my blog. in april's italian elections, she saved prodi's butt. and well, she's about to again!! she is in fact, my hero. if andreotti is the devil incarnate, she is the angel descended from heaven. alas, she wasn't around wednesday when the shit hit the fan. if she had, who knows, things might have been different. she's 97 now. going on to 98 soon. god bless. where do you think she was? in bed? convalescing? dying? wanting to be left the hell alone as would be her right, goddamit, she is almost 100 and has lead a FULL LIFE???? NO. this amazing woman. well, she was in DUBAI. and come wednesday or thursday, when prodi gets on his knees and grovels for votes in the senate to win a confidence vote, she will be there, dignified and reliable as always. saving his ASS, yet again. I LOVE RITA, the oldest senator. and the only decent one.