Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned today after seventeen years in power. After announcing that he would step down earlier in the week, he came to the state house and handed in his resignation, exiting cheerfully while crowds alternatively jeered and made celebratory noises.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi — known best, perhaps, for the various scandals and accusations that have colored his time in office — announced Tuesday that he will resign as soon as Italian parliament passes urgent reforms aimed at cutting the nation’s debt.

Turns out America isn’t the only place where leftists can find themselves accused of being “dirty hippies.” Italy’s Dirty-Old-Man-in-Chief, Silvio Berlusconi, is lashing out against his opponents’ hygiene problems in response to his legal woes involving underaged prostitutes and questionable political practices. The result is a political dialogue that makes Donald Trump hair jokes sound as mature as a new Congressional budget plan.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a collection of seven consecutive days more chock full of horrendous music video “art” than this week, but Rachel Maddow has somehow found something bizarre, crappy, and inappropriate enough to win this week’s “worst music video ever”: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter playing “Satisfaction” on an American flag guitar while lamenting that Silvio Berlusconi got caught sleeping with underaged prostitutes

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has a very active social life, to put it mildly, and his personal life has consistently overshadowed his policies in the eyes of the international press. Now, as he contends with accusations that he solicited the services of prostitutes, one Russian woman is coming to his defense, claiming Berlusconi is far too attractive to have to pay for sex.

As you all (hopefully) make your way to the polling booth today, you may find yourself disappointed with the crop of American politicians in front of you. However, to let you know that it could be worse (or at the very least, there’s jerks on every shore), let us present to you the following quote from Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The 74-year-old has gotten in trouble recently after allegedly paying a 17-year-old girl €7,000 after she attended parties at his house. Responding to calls for his resignation, Berlusconi pointed out with a shrug, well, at least he’s not gay. Touche, sir. Touche.

If you read the internet at all, expect a lot of jokes about this in the coming days: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face at a rally on Sunday. Really, guys — sucker punches? Have you no honor? Details are scarce, except that the 73-year-old was punched after a speech in Milan, but find video of the leader’s bloody face inside.

From Bleacher Report: “As men we don’t ask for a lot. we want our beers to be cold, our seats to be comfortable, our wings to be hot, and our sports brought to us by beautiful women.” A Mediaite One-Act.