Obviously he's not counting his wife who after a long public feud has filed for divorce. He's yet another right winger who struggles in real life with the family values theme. Somehow his wife had the nerve to be upset with him attending the birthday party of an 18 year old not to mention the promotion practices that surprisingly always include young and attractive women.
It's not clear where he came up with the 75% approval number other than his own mind. Maybe his hair plugs are altering his mind but if he's so popular, why does he accomplish so little? Reuters:
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has compared himself to Jesus Christ and Napoleon, boasted on Friday that he was the world's most popular leader.
The conservative premier, in his third term in office, said opinion poll findings in his possession showed his popularity at just over 75 percent, making him far more popular than U.S. President Barack Obama -- or any other head of government.