Silvio Berlusconi , Italy 's ultimate comeback king , might finally be out of politics for good . Nina dos Santos says the political message is now more than just goodbye -- this time it 's good riddance . For all his pantomime charades however , he did earn some respect for staying the course . Sly old Silvio , for all his schoolboy jokes , held together some of the longest-serving governments in the history of the Italian Republic and though his agenda today may not tally with that of a serious country , his party 's latest incarnation won a third of the vote at the last elections . Comment:
Silvio Berlusconi , Italy 's ultimate comeback king , might finally be out of politics for good . Nina dos Santos says the political message is now more than just goodbye -- this time it 's good riddance . For all his pantomime charades however , he did earn some respect for staying the course . Comment: