Among several dictionary definitions of the word “irony” are these:
5. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. 6. the incongruity of this.
Two days ago, on Oct. 11, 2014, at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Maggie De Block was sworn in as Belgium’s new Minister of Social Affairs and Health.
Maggie de Block, Health Minister
Oh, the irony. The irony.
Belgium’s new center-right government took office on Saturday, promising to raise the retirement age and slash costs by about 8 billion euros ($10 billion) to balance the national budget by 2018 and cut the country’s debt. (Source: Reuters)
H/t RebelMouse
~Eowyn