[The Critic] Weatherproof Euro-Blob

The supranational uniparty will outrace Trump at cabinet confirmations, even as Spain’s cold drop was turned deathlier by its eco-zealotry.

Though ever at a loss for words before grief, man’s best line when a loss is mourned is always on-hand: “it was inevitable”. Yet few deaths are fate’s work entirely, much as it would soothingly resign the condoled to think so. Officials can only grope for this very cop-out when rushed to comfort grieving constituents in a calamity’s wake, even when their misbegotten policies — or outright negligence — are at fault for the casualties. In fairness, some truths are too raw to voice: “I’m the reason you’ll never see your loved one again, now try greeting me with composure. And if you thought I’d resign, I’m selling a bridge you may like”.

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