10 Reasons We'll Miss Berlusconi

He has seemed impervious to legal problems and scandals for the last two decades, but Silvio Berlusconi's past may be catching up with him. The latest news from Italy is a Senate vote to expel the longtime politican as a result of his recent tax fraud conviction. Sure, Italy may be better off without him, but now who will lighten the world of international politics for the rest of us?

1. Pictures like this.

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Obama's face: "Don't you even think about my wife." Berlusconi's face: "Beh, I do what I want. And still get elected."

2. His humility.

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"I am the Jesus Christ of politics."

"[I am] the best political leader in Europe and the world."

"Women are lining up to marry me. Legend has it, I know how to do it."

(These and all of the following are actual quotes from Berlusconi.)

3. His progressive views on women.

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"Ladies, I have a mission for you on election day: cook! Sweet and exquisite things, please."

"Another reason to invest in Italy is that we have beautiful secretaries...superb girls."

4. His reaction to haters.

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5. His sacrifices.

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"I promise from now on, two-and-a-half months of absolute sexual abstinence, until [election day on] 9 April." (Later, insisted that was "just a joke.")

"I am without doubt the person who's been the most persecuted in the entire history of the world and the history of man."

6. His impeccable knowledge of history and world affairs.

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"The racial laws are the worst fault of Mussolini as a leader, who in so many other ways did well."

"I hope that in Egypt there can be a transition toward a more democratic system without a break from President Mubarak, who in the West, above all in the United States, is considered the wisest of men."

7. His sense of decorum.

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Hint: He's not showing his appreciation for rock 'n roll--he's saying the man in front of him (the Spanish foreign minister) has an unfaithful wife.

8. His commitment to equality under the law.

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Of himself: "One citizen is equal to another [in the eyes of the law] but perhaps this one is slightly more equal than the others, given that 50 percent of Italians have given him the responsibility of governing the country."

9. That "Sure, I'm in sex scandals up to my ears but I'm still the longest-serving PM since Mussolini" look.

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Not to mention one of the richest men in Italy.

10. Did I mention his humility? And women?

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"When asked if they would like to have sex with me, 30% of women said, 'Yes', while the other 70% replied, 'What, again?'"

What a guy.