Mary O’Rourke said an extraordinary thing about Brian Cowen, whose troubled term as Taoiseach was marked by the implosion of the Celtic Tiger and other colourful combustions. She said: “He never, ever smiled. In fact, he scowled all the time. He ruined us.” This is a sharper insight than is apparent at first sight. As one whose modus operandi was adding to the gaiety of the nation, she knew what she was talking about: scowling doesn’t inspire confidence. In this she was an early forerunner of Kamala Harris who unnerved Donald Trump in the big debate with her laugh and…
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