That was House GOP leader John Boehner’s mantra these past few months. He hammered it in TV hit after TV hit, press release after press release. If I had a nickel . . .

Boehner’s message still gets under liberals’ skin. On MSNBC, before he was suspended, Keith Olbermann had a new sign-off:

“That’s November 3rd, one day since the Republicans took control of the House — ‘Mr. Boehner, where are the jobs? I’m Keith Olbermann, goodnight and good luck.”

In a new interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi even admits that the tack worked:

–NO APOLOGIES — E.J. Dionne interviewed Pelosi: “[E]verything she said made clear that she’s not ready to allow millions of dollars in Republican attack ads to drive her from public life. She wants another crack at winning electoral vindication for a record she believes stands well on the merits. … Republicans always look for a liberal they can target, she said, and for decades, the choice was the late Edward M. Kennedy. … ‘Now they didn’t have him,’ she adds. ‘To some extent they did this with Mrs. Clinton for a while. … Now you take a woman and a progressive and you put it together. … Because I’m effective. … It’s why they had to do it. They had to put a stop to me because we were effective in passing health-care reform, which the health insurance industry wanted to stop; Wall Street reform, which Wall Street wanted to stop; [reforms of] students loans … I’m one of the most effective fundraisers that the Congress has had . . . because I believe in something. … What made a difference in the election is the fact that they said we are spending money, and where are the jobs?” http://wapo.st/9KxgIi