But, the analogy might have been a troublesome one; I only meant that Steinmeyer was a strong man in the background who did spin control, campaign planning and regulated the party. But I still feel Mandelson (when he was under Bliar) is a rather good analogy. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
As I don't know Mandelson and Steinmeyer and read for the first time about them here, I didn't really mean to mistrust your judgement. I am just worried that you compared both to Rove and so I wanted to joke a bit.
