Ouch, this is not good.
To be honest, Cowen really doesn’t deserve the degree of grief he’s gotten over this. Sure, it’s not his greatest moment and personally I’d love to see him bounced out of office, but talk about over reaction.
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Aye, agreed – it’s all out of proportion. He doesn’t deserve the ignominy, but it looks likely to result in his being finally dragged out of office.