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GOP Slogan Machine Cranks Out the #Obamaquester

Speaker of the House John Boehner, center, answers reporters' questions Feb. 13 during a news conference with Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., at Republican Party Headquarters in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

When it comes to political marketing and sloganeering, congressional Republicans deserve a lot of credit.

Congressional aides — even Democratic ones — and longtime Washington defense hands and analysts often remark how impressive it is how the GOP comes up with their catchy themes.

Last week featured two, one from each chamber. One worked. Will the other? More

Cantor Blames Sandy Vote Debacle on Boehner, Positions Himself for Speakership

House Speaker John Boehner (R), R-OH, and Rep. Eric Cantor (L), R-VA, walk to a meeting with House Republicans at the US Capitol on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. (MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)

Just when House Speaker John Boehner thought he was out of the leadership bind he faced over impending tax hikes…they pulled him back in.

The furor over failure to vote on a relief package for victims of Hurricane Sandy Jan 1. has now engulfed Boehner in bipartisan criticism, and one of the people pouring gasoline on the fire is Boehner’s lieutenant, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.

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