They're claiming that Mr. Barak's offer was not really so generous, and that it is really unfair for Mr. Arafat toshouldertheblame for the collapse of the negotiations and the carnage that has followed.
While poll after poll may tell us that the Republicans are losing the spending argument and are likely toshouldertheblame for any real pain caused by the sequester, what must be recognized is the box in which Congressional Republicans have been placed.