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Article: Cowen needs to log off and reboot or hell be our worst leader ever; Flagging: Brian Cowens first year has been a disaster but he has time to redeem himself.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2008
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Byline: RICHARD WAGHORNE
CALMLY considered, Brian Cowen is in danger of becoming the worst-ever Taoiseach. There is some competition for the title, though not much. Even the more dismal of his predecessors left some signature achievement. Fine Gaels John A. Costello, dour and unremarkable, left the declaration of the Republic.
Fianna Fails Albert Reynolds presided briefly over drift and dissension, but still left the Downing Street Declaration. If Brian Cowen were to leave office soon, not even the kindest biographer would find much to celebrate. An honest ranking would probably be forced to place him last.
Now this is not another attempt to ...