Good Bye Signor Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi has finally resigned as Premier of Italy, after a 17 year career that has to rival the emperor Caligula for corruption and lunacy. In Greece the prime minister, George Papandreou has also stepped aside.  The stock markets surge in happy response.

Except for one small thing.  The people who put, and kept, those two politicians in place are still working away behind the scenes. What makes anyone think that the new boss will be any better than the old boss, given the dysfunctions of the existing systems?

It's a question they're asking in Egypt, and even in Libya, so it's not just idle speculation.  It could be life and death for some people.

When will we truly learn to "think different" and then actually do things differently? Surely that day is coming closer. Perhaps it comes down to a simple formula: some people care about people, others care only about power (and money, its cousin). Which side will you be on?