Reality challenged in Ohio

Josh Marshall points out how truely "challenged" Rep. Jean Schmidt (R OH-02) is.

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. [...] 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.

That's precious! Here's the ad from Dr. Wulsin's campaign...