March 28, 2007
Perhaps he thought it was going to be a boring afternoon.
Whatever the case, Olive Tree Alliance
Senator Giannicola Sinisi brought along his laptop yesterday for the highly contentious vote on refinancing Italy’s military missions abroad.
Senator Sinisi settled down on the majority benches and started surfing the web.
First,
he bought a television set from a well-known Japanese manufacturer’s site
and then enjoyed a lengthy game of electronic chess during much of the time voting was going on.