SPIN WATCH

Hilarious example of over-spin from Britain. Last Sunday, Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived back early from his country retreat to grapple manfully with the foot-and-mouth crisis. The trouble was, he got back too early and entered Number 10, Downing Street, by the back entrance. Realizing he’d missed a great photo-op, the PM subsequently emerged from the front door, got into his car, went for a ride around the block for fifteen minutes and then came back to enter through the front door again and get all the usual photographs of the great leader getting back to work. This story is recounted in the Daily Telegraph. When was it James Carville and Stanley Greenberg went over to give advice?