Claire McCaskill

While Claire tries to burnish her moderate, middle class, “I’m one of you” credentials to save her Senate seat, word over the weekend is that the good senator was late paying the taxes on her Washington condo: Only seven months after critical news stories about unpaid taxes on a private airplane, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was late paying property taxes on her Washington, D.C., condominium. Records show that the Missouri Democrat missed the fall 2011 deadline by about three weeks. McCaskill...Read Full Story

“Speed is important…Debate starts at 10 in am. Votes late tomorrow aft or early eve. Holding flight home tomorrow night. Hope I make it.” - Sen. Claire McCaskill on Twitter discussing the stimulus vote As she today embarks on a so-called fairness tour to fight for “struggling Missouri families,” Claire McCaskill should take this opportunity to explain to Missourians how she avoided similar struggles by helping write the $1.17 trillion stimulus bill which was used to line her own pockets...Read Full Story

The Hill.com: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said Monday that big-name conservative super-PACs have singled her out and are trying to stop her from winning a second term in the Senate. “I’m getting all the brand names,” McCaskil said on MSNBC. “I think I’m at the top of a lot of folks’ lists, and I’m really trying to turn it.” Read more… Well Claire, losing by seven points to a so called “weak candidate” and voting 98% of the time with President Obama (auto bailouts, stimulus, TARP & Obamacare...Read Full Story

Who is paying for this? Missourian: U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill visited a Shell gas station on Interstate 70 Drive as part of her “Fighting for Fairness” tour, which came to Columbia on Wednesday. McCaskill, D-Mo., spoke to a handful of media at the gas station as part of her travels through Missouri focused on a discussion of her goals for a fairer tax code and more level playing field for Missouri residents of varying incomes. Read more… Related: $1.17 Trillion Stimulus Bill Directed Nearly...Read Full Story

49 to 42%From Rasmussen (via Hedgehog):US SENATE – MISSOURI (Rasmussen)Sarah Steelman (R) 49%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 42%Todd Akin (R) 48%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 43%John Brunner (R) 45%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 43%Note - Steelman is a Gun Rights, Tea Party Republican.Read Full Story

O' Claire!From Eric Dondero:Libertarian-Conservative Tea Partyer Sarah Steelman holds a commanding lead over Democrat incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill. From Hedgehog:US SENATE – MISSOURI (Rasmussen)Sarah Steelman (R) 51%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 41%Todd Akin (R) 50%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 43%John Brunner (R) 49%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 42%Tom Schweich (R) 47%Claire McCaskill (D-inc) 43%This will be a solid pick-up for the GOP. Added to already Lean Republican pick-ups in North Dakota...Read Full Story

“Speed is important….Debate starts at 10 in am. Votes late tomorrow aft or early eve. Holding flight home tomorrow night. Hope I make it.” - Sen. Claire McCaskill on Twitter during the ‘stimulus’ debate In a complete act of random journalism we’re sure, St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter Bill Lambrecht actually pens an objective piece on Chameleon Claire’s many flip flops over the last six years: McCaskill’s profile in the waning days of the 2011 Congress suggested a politician getting ready...Read Full Story

No government representative is perfect any more than any other human is. They're either doing a good job or they're not. It's my contention that US Senator Claire McCaskill is, in fact, doing a good job. Right now, she is in the news, for instance: McCaskill Continues Fight to end Automatic Pay Raises for Congress As part of agenda to Clean up Congress, McCaskill again calls for Congress to pass her bill to end automatic raises for Congress. Years ago, when this first took place and Congress...Read Full Story

Our own Senator Claire McCaskill posted a fantastic column today on her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/notes/senator-claire-mccaskill/the-time-is-now-to-reform-wartime-contracting/386134884732785), calling for the Pentagon and Department of Defense to get far more responsible and accountable with its "wartime contracting." Who can't be behind that? Our military gets billions upon billions of dollars from us, the citizens of the country, and it seems the least they could do is to be...Read Full Story

You might want to check your junk e-mail folder if you haven't heard from Claire Mama Caskill in recent days. One might think Claire is pushing pornographic e-mail or adult Web sites in the latest e-mail to come from the Claire for US Senator campaign in Missouri since the E-mail comes with the subject title "Commie Babe Liberal Slut".Nope, it's an attack against Rush Limbaugh. Obviously Claire thinks she has some Constitutional authority to force people to buy other people contraception...Read Full Story