Mean Jean's remark reflects badly on her, but it was over 20 years ago. If she were being challenged by a better opponent, I could be persuaded to support him or her. But, for all her shortcomings, she's preferable to Bob McEwen.
However, I prefer Mean Jean's careless lips to Bob McEwen's district-shopping and bouncing checks.
The Justice Department investigated each of the House Members' accounts. Along with Jack Kemp and Dick Cheney, Bob McEwen received a Letter of Exoneration from any wrongdoing. In their cases, they actually made the deposits to their accounts, but they weren't recorded until often weeks later. The House Bank, run by Democrats, was still recording transactions by hand, and weren't recording deposits with any regularity.
McEwen wasn't my first choice either. But compared to Jean Schmidt, he comes out smelling like roses, whether it's their long-term voting record or ethics.