Great moments in sloganeering: Ask your doctor if a Republican Congress is right for you

Props to Minnesota’s own Blue Stem Prairie for noticing that the House Republican caucus’s campaign slogan for the fall — The Change You Deserve — also happens to be a trademarked marketing slogan for the anti-depressant Effexor.

Incidentally, the drug’s manufacturer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, reports that “In clinical studies, the most common side effects with EFFEXOR XR (reported in at least 10 percent of patients and at least twice as often as with placebo) were constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, nervousness, sexual side effects, sleepiness, sweating, and weakness.”

So it’s back to the drawing board. May we suggest What happens in the House Republican caucus stays in the House Republican caucus?