Changing the subject: GOP resists White House effort to control message – CNN Internationalby wpjljron Friday, May 31st, 2013.Changing the subject: GOP resists White House effort to control message – CNN InternationalWashington (CNN) — When President Barack Obama headed to the Jersey Shore this week to tout the recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy, congressional Republicans sought to keep the nation’s focus on Washington. On the same day Obama played “Touchdown Fever” with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the Point Pleasant boardwalk and urged Americans to […] Washington (CNN) — When President Barack Obama headed to the Jersey Shore this week to tout the recovery effort from Superstorm Sandy, congressional Republicans sought to keep the nation’s focus on Washington.