This is a result of historic proportions.

We have irresponsible people in the government, people who shouldn't be part of it. Berlusconi is to blame, because he brought these people into the government.

Berlusconi is a man fighting against the whole country. I don't know how he can govern Italy in this way, and in fact I think he won't be governing it any more.

Every day Berlusconi is picking a fight with someone. Alas, he is starting to lose his lucidity. I don't know how he can think to govern Italy in this fashion.

We had a radical clash over policy programs, a pact now would be incomprehensible for the citizens. There can be no coup de theatre, no rabbit pulled out of a hat.

This storm involved the largest relocation of people since the Civil War, it's of historic proportions, so people want to do something about it. Americans do feel very connected to a wide scale disaster like this and they're inspired to do something.