So she had been in Congress since ‘05. Was she always a half-wit, or did she just become one after hanging around the RINOs for nearly 7 years? Poster child for term limits?
COBOL - She has always been an idiot. The problem that resulted in her arose when Rob Portman retired his seat in the house to work for the Bush team as the International Trade Representative. Hamilton County (the East side at least - where THE money lives) has always dominated this seat with Bill Gradison and Rob Portman for more than 30 years. Clermont County (east Cincy suburbs) has always been the second banana in the power rankings. In `05 Clermont County GOP organized a strong effort to turn out for Clermont County state rep Jean Schmidt and that is how they seized the seat.
She’s been an embarrassment since before she was sent to DC. She NEVER gace press conferences and totally avoided any and all potentially controversial public showcases. She refused to answer questions. All she would do is dress in red, white and blue and drag her identical twin with her to nursing homes to flip pancakes for old people. That was the height of her campaign skills. The Clermont County GOP always did the heavy lifting to keep her in office.
She knocked people over to kiss Obama’s cheek at the SOTU two years in a row and that ticked off a lot of her constituents. She behaved as a star struck teenager and looked foolish doing it.
I’m thrilled she’s gone.