While poll after poll may tell us that the Republicans are losing the spending argument and are likely to shoulder the blame for any real pain caused by the sequester, what must be recognized istheboxin which Congressional Republicans have been placed.
What makes Mr Blair look lonely in his bottom-right boxisthe absence, now that Mr Mandelson has gone, of a single senior colleague who shares both his economic beliefs and his vision of political strategy.
The team is trying to install a new offense, and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano is still deciphering what he'll use from his "big box of goodies" in terms of playcalls involving the quarterback.
