that's a good narrative, and certainly works in the US, but isn't at all what just happened in Italy, where the (mostly but not entirely ceremonial) President didn't allow the new premier to designate his cabinet secretaries because they were distasteful to him
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I don’t see how failing to achieve something they wanted because they failed to properly work the system contradicts my claim that they’re not good at working the system.
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When Obama didn't get Garland on the court, was that because Obama was incompetent? If not, what was the reason?
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That’s a fair criticism—others can block, which doesn’t necessarily reflect poorly on the blocked. But it’s not an exact analogy. 5-Star and the League could’ve played this differently, while Republicans wouldn’t even consider anyone. We’ll see where things go next.
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It’s pretty dire in Italy right now. New elections and the National (Lega) Socialist (M5S) coalition will get even stronger
. President vetoing the cabinet is a very rare- although Constitutionally allowed- he did the right thing and yet, it will not save Italy in the end.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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