Wild, Crazy Prime Minister Replaced by Boring Economist 7.05K Max Read 11/13/11 03:27PM Filed to: Italy Italy Mario monti Silvio Berlusconi Europe European crisis Euro eurozone Respected economist Mario Monti has been asked by Italy's president to form a new government. We'd point out that "respected technocrats" were the guys who got Europe into this mess in the first place, but, shit, anyone's better than Berlusconi.