<p>The Republicans' message on the sequester couldn't be clearer: They don't have a unified one.</p><p>There seem to be three distinct camps: Most congressional Republicans appear willing to let the sequester happen since they can't replace it in time. Others want the cuts to be even deeper. And still others wish that House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama would just get in the same room and negotiate a deal, even if it includes the tax hikes that most Republicans abhor. Continue Reading</p><p>Podcast: Sequester episode</p><p>But in the spin war with Obama who has had one consistent message of late: that the massive, across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect March 1 will gut cherished programs the message muddle has put the GOP at a disadvantage.</p><p><a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/the-gops-sequester-messaging-muddle-87993.html?hp=f2">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/02/25/17087809-a-muddled-message-gets-messier-and-more-mendacious?lite">A muddled message gets messier and more mendacious</a> (MSNBC (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d-E0NhSQILmH_IM6hffjXH3oBzk8M&ned=us">582 additional articles.</a></p>