Claire McCaskill

The political system loves the extremes, it doesn't so much show a lot love for the moderates. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#lot #love #loves #moderates #much

All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#i #movies #nice #nice guys #play

Do I want Social Security to be there for my kids and my grandkids? Absolutely. Will I fight like a tiger to make sure that we protect Social Security? I absolutely will. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#fight #grandkids #i #kids #like

Frankly, earmarking is not the problem. It is a symptom of the problem. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#problem #symptom

I am a small-town girl. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#girl #i #i am #small-town

I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, completely unpaid for. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#completely #cut #deficit #deficit reduction #face

I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#been #day #i #independent #very

I think I'm the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won't take earmarks. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#defeated #democrat #earmarks #i #i think

I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#attention span #bad #bad habit #first #first of all

I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#folks #government #haven #i #i think