Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Take names. These are the Dem Senators who voted FOR Keystone: [View all]Ino
(3,366 posts)I don't know how she manages to fool so many into thinking she's anything but a DINO.
My collection of McCaskill's pro-Repuke positions:
She voted for everything George Bush put in front of her... war, more war, Patriot Act, increased spending, bailing out the banks, etc. Then, after Obama got elected and people started clamoring for jobs, but the Repugs were now oh-so-worried about the deficit, she had this to say: "Jobs are important, but we have to worry about the deficit" -- the deficit she helped drive up! I could not find a link for this quote, but I =heard= her say that, and it infuriated me.
So what did our darling propose to do about the deficit?...
"McCaskill introduced on Tuesday anti-deficit legislation that could impose automatic cuts in Social Security and other entitlement programs. McCaskill, of Missouri, was the only Democrat to join with a group of Republicans to press for a far-reaching debt reduction plan that would tie federal spending to the nation's economic ouput. McCaskill is a chief sponsor with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. No Democrat other than McCaskill has stepped forward to support the plan, suggesting that it could encounter stiff opposition in the Democratic-run Senate. Politicians typically shy away from proposals to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid because of the backlash that arrives from all directions."
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mccaskill-joins-senate-gop-in-deficit-reduction-bill/article_fc2fc4c3-b5dc-5bee-b629-4bd56eddf62b.html
McCaskill teams up with GOP on radical bill to slash Social Security, Medicare
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/03/940951/-McCaskill-teams-up-with-GOP-on-radical-bill-to-slash-Social-Security-Medicare
She voted to approve Mukasey, cuz she voted for everything George Bush wanted.
A quote from 2010, illustrating that shes no Democrat:
"I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things."
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/11/04/interview_with_senator_claire_mccaskill_107861.html
She would not fight for single-payer healthcare
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x352350
In the wake of moveon.orgs ad condemning General Betray Us, McCaskill was one of 22 Democratic Senators and 49 Republicans who voted in support of Repuglican Cornyn's amendment to "strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus." Even Hillary Clinton voted against that bit of pandering nonsense. Petraeus later resigned in disgrace.
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/wariniraq/a/moveon_ad_vote.htm
In 2013, she was the 24th richest congressperson...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kevin-mcdermott/mccaskill-ranks-th-in-this-year-s-list-of-richest/article_a372aa25-094f-54ab-843e-a3d5eb1988e2.html
Yet, this former auditor forgot to pay nearly $300K in taxes on her private plane, but she did remember to bill taxpayers for her trips in it...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/claire-mccaskill-admits-to-287000-in-unpaid-taxes-on-private-plane/2011/03/15/AB5fv77_blog.html
The only reason she won the last election is because Todd Akin couldn't keep his stupid mouth shut.