That light difference

Scott Brown, a Republican former model, won the Massachusetts Senate race. The election, in a state where Democrats heavily outnumber Republicans (and independents account for around half of the electorate), was held to replace Ted Kennedy, a Democratic stalwart who died last year(The Economist).

If you look at the event just in US Politics perspective, it was a clear message to President Obama and Democratic party and will affect dramatically the fate of the health-care. But those voters also expressed what should be considered normal in a normal country: their democracy is healthy and they watch over their governors.

What can we say about Italy?

According to a recent pool trust in Italian premier is stable and his party is likely to won in upcoming administrative elections.The performance of Mr. Berlusconi as premier is pretty well known not only in Italy but also abroad since many foreign newspapers and magazines have discussed some of his more controversial government actions as well as some parts of his private and public life.

Do Italians watch over their governors?

Can Italian democracy be healthy if voters do not endorse good behavior and sanction bad?

The answer may explain why Italian politicians seem so lacklustre when they do not look definitely weird.