America gets a real leader and we get Cowen’s €2bn bundle of misery

EIGHT days compared to eight months. Eight days of hope, of energy, of a palpable sense of new direction.

Eight days of purpose, confidence, of clear language and commitment.

Compared to eight months of crisis, of mismanagement, of a strong sense of everything falling apart. Eight months of diminishing hope, impenetrable language, disappearing sense of purpose.