The Cincinnati Post’s Dan Hassert and Robert White provide a bit of ‘post-game analysis’ on the outlandish behavior of local U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, she of the Murtha attack and coverup, who barely beat Paul Hackett in last fall’s election and is now facing clouds of challenge within her own party: “Schmidt later – much later – told reporters she hadn’t realized Murtha was himself a former Marine and that her remark was never intended as an attack on him.

Meanwhile, the Marine she quoted told reporters he had never directed his “Marines don’t cut and run” remark at Murtha.

Schmidt narrowly defeated a Marine – Democrat Paul Hackett from Indian Hill – in the special election three months ago for the seat that Rob Portman vacated. Now everyone is wondering whether we’ll see a reprise of the fierce GOP primary – and whether the Democrats will be able to recruit a serious challenger now that Hackett has declared for the U.S. Senate.”

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