My Senator

This weekend I had the great pleasure of meeting and listening to my Senator, Claire McCaskill, speak.  She brought up a statistic that I think is both telling and important.  McCaskill was ranked by the National Journal as the 50th most liberal member of the Senate and the 51st most conservative.  Basically she is in the very middle in terms of ideology.  In a country that is so polarized; I can not help but believe having moderates like Senator McCaskill is vital.  Especially with the stepping down of Senator Snowe, the middle continues to shrink while the fringes continue to grow.  In a country that was built on compromises and finding the middle ground having a shrinking moderate group is the last thing America needs.  This is why I am support Claire McCaskill's reelection campaign for 2012 and I hope everyone else does too.  The last thing we need for Missouri is Karl Rove using his money to remove a great moderate.