De Gregorio
Today I am embarrassed to write this letter. Senator De Gregorio has been elected as President of the Senate Defence Committee with the votes of the CDL. He says he has done this for patriotic reasons. I don’t believe this. He’s done it because it’s in his interests. Someone has written that I should choose my travelling companions better. It’s possible that they are right. But I would like to underline the fact that Italia dei Valori is the only party that does not accept in its ranks, parliamentarians of the Lower or Upper Houses with convictions and it is fighting for this to become the practice in the two Houses of Parliament. As regards De Gregorio, he has made a mistake and he has admitted that he made a mistake, but the majority of the Unione is 2 votes in the Senate.
Do we want to paralyse the country, go back to vote, all for the presidency of a committee, expelling De Gregorio from the party and from the coalition?
I don’t feel like it, out of respect for the emergency that this country must handle right now. De Gregorio has given me ample reassurances that I hope he will stick to, of loyal future conduct as a Senator and as the President of the Defence Committee in relation to the Unione and this right now is where I want to stand.
Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in
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Con un poco (forse tanto) di amaro in bocca, provo piacere a leggere il suo commento e condivido la sua chiarezza circa le intenzioni patriottiche del Senatore De Gregorio. Beniamino Placido ci ha fatto conoscere un preciso termine per definire questo tipo di patrottismo non ricordo bene ma e' qualche cosa che suona come "scaundrell". Non sono abbastanza vecchio da ricordarmi la guerra, ma questa situazione mi ricorda tanto le canzonettiste che quando qualcosa non andava bene con il pubblico si coprivano con la bandiera italiana pur di ricevere gli applausi.
Grazie Claudio Romei
Postated by: Claudio Romei | June 10, 2006 03:53 PM
You might be right in saying that the difficulties in which our country lies imposes not to expell Mr De Gregorio. But I think you own to your electors an explanation as to why you have accepted to candidate such a low moral profile person in your party.
De Gragorio was alraedy well known in Campania for having attempted to run with Forza Italia at the last regional elections, but after having being denied any promise on future money-rich positions in the regional administration (in case Forza Italia had won), decided at the last minute to run as independent. And failed.
Hence, he has then been elected to the senate not only ,with the votes of his own supporters but also by means of many votes that electors have given on the basis of their trust on Italia dei valori as a list, without knowing him.
Therefore, tell us please why you have accepted to spoil the good image of Italia dei Valori by candidating this low profile person.
I bet this will not be the only case in which Mr De Gregorio will require (and get) "a large slice of the cake" for himself.
Regards,
Paolo Ammendola
Postated by: Paolo Ammendola | June 9, 2006 11:15 AM