When The Tea Party Comes To Town,

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.

I'm The Only United States Senator In The Country That I'm Aware Of That's Had The Far Left Up On Tv And The Far Right Up On Tv Against Me At The Same Time.

I Started In The Mailroom, Literally, As An Intern... In 1974. The Legislator I Was Working For At The Time Said, 'i Want You To Get Your Law Degree And Come Back Here And Get Elected And Be The First Woman Governor.' I Kind Of Took That Guy Seriously - I Thought That Sounded Like A Pretty Good Idea.

I've Been Very Independent From The Day I Arrived In Washington.

I'm Going To Wait For The Confirmation Hearings. I'm Familiar With General [john Francis ] Kelly Because Of My Work On The Armed Services Committee. I Think He Is A Fine General And I Want To Make Sure That He Has A Handle On Some Of The Complicated Issues That Are Contained Within Homeland Security.