Political Quotes

“we recently heard a farewell speech from my colleague and friend, Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri. I grew up across the river from St. Louis in the town of East St. Louis, IL, and feel a familiarity with Missouri and St. Louis probably more than most residents of my State. We have had many great reminisces about the city and her life, and I wanted to say a few words on the floor today as she ends her service in the U.S. Senate. My boyhood hero was Stan Musial--``Stan the Man''--St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer and one of greatest ball players who ever lived. He retired in 1963 holding National League career marks for games played, at-bats, and hits. Asked to describe the habits that kept him in baseball for so long, Musial once said: ``Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day. If you must smoke, try light cigars. Then cut down on inhaling.'' ``One last thing,'' he added: ``Make it a point to bat .300.'' Claire McCaskill has always brought the same sort of natural-born talent and relentless work ethic to public service that Stan Musial-- ``Stan the Man''--brought to baseball in St. Louis. She has stood for office 24 times--lost twice. That makes her batting average considerably better than .300. Five years ago, Senator McCaskill and I teamed up to suggest a name for a beautiful new bridge that spanned the mighty Mississippi River between her State of Missouri and mine of Illinois, near St. Louis.…”