Claire McCaskill actually said...

"He was a warrior for ethics legislation. He succeeded. In fact, he earned the nickname during our time together in the legislature as 'The Bulldog of Ethics.'"

"I swore as a young lawyer that if I ever had the chance to influence the selection of judges that would sit in trial courts, I would make sure that they had been in the trenches."

"I am very proud of his ethics, his integrity. He has a Midwest work ethic."

"When it came time for me to pick someone to stand in as my opponent in debate preparation, I said, 'Go get Doug Harpool.'"