We are pulling for you, Sen. McCaskill

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has announced that she has breast cancer, and expects a full recovery. So in the fine history of Missouri politics: Give ’em hell, Claire. We’ll be pulling for you.  

“Manly firmness,” my ass

Sharon sends this, a fabulous New York Times story that tells of a Missouri state representative whipping out the doofus cliches and calling on, well, let’s quote the Times, who quotes Rep. Mike Moon (who stands by his manly statement because he’s manly and all): “each member of the Missouri congressional delegation endeavor with ‘manly …