I've always wondered whether Jean Schmidt (R-OH) might eventually be kicked out of the House just for being too stupid. Not likely given the general level of excellence in the body. But here's another good Schmidt story along those lines.

Schmidt's opponent Victoria Wulsin (D) just went on the air with an ad lambasting Schmidt's notorious statement from the House floor where she called congressman and Marine corps veteran John Murtha a coward. Didn't go over that well, if you remember. And after making up a few lies about it, Schmidt had to apologize.

Apparently the ad has the Schmidt camp worried. So they hit back hard by pointing out that the ad breaks House Rule V, which prohibits recordings of House proceedings from being used in political advertisements. "Her continued violation will land her in serious trouble with the House Ethics Committee," barked Schmidt spokesman Matt Perin.

Only, as the Wulsin camp pointed out, House Rules don't apply to people who aren't members of the House.

Doh!

Back to the drawing board for Schmidt.