Jean Schmidt's Oath

Turns out Jean Schmidt, the Ohio Congresswoman that won a special election this year against a Iraqi war veteran, and who is no infamous for saying this:

A few minutes ago I received a call from Colonel Danny Bop, Ohio Representative from the 88th district in the House of Representatives. He asked me to send Congress a message: Stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message, that cowards cut and run, Marines never do. Danny and the rest of America and the world want the assurance from this body – that we will see this through.

Well turns out this was not the first thing she said. In fact it was the second. Hilariously, this was the first thing she said:

This House has much work to do. On that we can all agree. We will not always agree on the details of that work. Honorable people can certainly agree to disagree. However, here today I accept a second oath. I pledge to walk in the shoes of my colleagues and refrain from name-calling or the questioning of character. [emphasis added.] It is easy to quickly sink to the lowest form of political debate. Harsh words often lead to headlines, but walking this path is not a victimless crime. This great House pays the price.

Somebody alert Jon Stewart (that is if he hasn't already crucified her on this).

-Mr. Alec