As in America, so in Italy—Silvio Berlusconi refuses to concede the election.  Crucial absentee votes, demands for recounts, questions about discarded ballots: it hits a bit close to home.  But the current results favor challenger Romano Prodi.  If you’ll forgive the allusion, smart money says that the center-right cannot hold.

And so, an Italian song for an Italian story.  Or at least, an Italian-y song.  The Interns made various hand-waving arguments for the authenticity of the composition, mentioning (more times than one ought to) the notion of gondolas and lasagna.  I suspect their credentials on the subject are largely restricted to interactions with a certain ubiquitous Italian plumber, but, well, what does one do?

Often, one drinks.

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