It is not great news that Walter Veltroni is a big time Obama Fan. Nor it is shocking to say that the Democratic party was named after the American one. It is at least peculiar though that, with the election of Barack Obama in the Us, the Italian Democratic Party seems to have found its new leader, or at least a model to follow.

The notorious reform bill on education system has been approved, yesterday morning at 10.30, by the Italian Senate. After days of protests that took place all over the country, The “Gelmini Decree” gathered 162 votes of approval and 134 against (3 senators did not vote). Immediately after the Senate approved this bill, students went mad outside Palazzo Madama and all over Italy.

Walter Veltroni said that he does not trust politicians that care about polls. Right before the elections–that ended up in a disastrous defeat for the left – anyway, he was paying attention to polls. Why? Because he asked the former Judge Antonio di Pietro (leader of the Italia dei Valori political party) to join him against Berlusconi’s Pdl.

A Venetian economist, Renato Brunetta, is also the Minister for Public Administration whose popularity has recently soared to 60%. The increase is linked to what is known as a revolution within the Italian Public Administration.

They call it “honeymoon”. This is no romantic movie, though, it's the nickname that Italian newspapers gave to a new political phenomenon: Berlusconi's personal degree of favor among the Italians, his popularity has now reached 60%. For people that are used to all kinds of promises coming from politicians before any electoral campaign, current results must be shocking; as if, suddenly, Santa Claus would arrive carrying presents in October.