I truly appreciate Mr Letta's equilibrium, strength and moderation, given the disatrous boundary conditions he had to deal with, in taking the role of Prime Minister of Italy. But I would recommend him not to yell too much about the consistency of his own "attributes". First, because Italy -at the moment- is in a situation in which external trust is at minimum; second, "I am not a consensus politician. I am a conviction politician" (Margaret Thatcher): this is having "balls of steel". It is something more than equilibrium and "keeping calm when in trouble."