Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2008. That means she took office on January 3, 2009, as that’s the date on which members were sworn-in for the 111th Congress. Just to be clear, she wasn’t able to vote on legislation until January 3, 2009.

So you can understand why it’s surprising that Kilroy claimed before a left-wing activist and union meeting to have voted against TARP. She says the legislation didn’t provide enough safeguards for taxpayers, so she had to vote against the $700 billion financial bailout. The only problem? TARP was passed in October 2008 — months before Kilroy was sworn-in.

It’s pretty worrisome if Representative Kilroy was somehow capable of voting against legislation months before she even became a member of Congress. That sounds like something that would require an investigation of some sort. I mean, why are non-members voting for or against legislation on the House floor? Someone should look into that.

Or, or, she’s lying her ass off. Yeah, I know, that’s a long shot excuse when we’re talking about a Democrat in an anti-Democratic year. But, you know, food for thought.

Via Jim Geraghty.