It seems that Senator Claire McCaskill’s revisionist history continues as she tries to reposition herself to the middle in advance of a difficult re-election bid — and after she’s spent the last four years as a loyal vote for her party’s big government agenda. In that vein, please consider asking Senator McCaskill how exactly she squares her statement below to the St. Louis Beacon with her actual voting record in the Senate, particularly in just the last two years….

RHETORIC….

“If you ask [Obama], he would say, ‘I never count on Claire McCaskill’s vote on anything.’ He knows that,” McCaskill said in an interview with the Beacon. “He knows me and knows that I am independent before I am anything else. I’m not afraid to swim upstream, I’m not afraid to be a lonely voice.” (St. Louis Beacon, McCaskill relishes watchdog role, seeks Senate Republican allies, 1/11/2011)

VERSUS REALITY….

Senator McCaskill Has Been A Reliable Vote For The Democrat Agenda

McCaskill Voted For The $787 Billion “Stimulus” Bill. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted 60-38; R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, McCaskill Voted Yea)

McCaskill Voted To Adopt The $3.5 Trillion Fiscal 2010 Budget Resolution That “Would Create As Much Government Debt As Every Other President From George Washington To George W. Bush – Combined.” (Brian Riedl, “A Doubling By Obama,” The Washington Times, 3/24/09; S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #173: Adopted 53-43: R 0-40; D 51-3; I 2-0, 4/29/09, McCaskill Voted Yea)

McCaskill Voted To Pass The Senate Version Of The $2.5 Trillion Obama-Reid Health Care Bill. (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #396: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 12/24/09, McCaskill Voted Yea)

McCaskill Provided The 60th Vote To Invoke Cloture On The Senate Health Care Bill. (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #395: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 12/23/09, McCaskill Voted Yea)

McCaskill Voted To Pass The Health Care Reconciliation Bill. (H.R. 4872, CQ Vote #105: Passed 56-43: R 0-40; D 54-3; I 2-0, 3/25/10, McCaskill Voted Yea)

McCaskill Voted To Kill An Amendment That Would Have Removed The Individual Mandate From The Health Care Bill. (H.R. 4872, CQ Vote #101: Motion agreed to 58-40: R 0-40; D 56-0; I 2-0, 3/25/10, McCaskill Voted Yea)

McCaskill Said She Would Have Voted For The Public Option. “McCaskill indicated she supports the public option and ‘I’ll vote for the public option.’” (“Gauging The Prospects For A Public Option,” Congressional Quarterly HealthBeat, 10/25/09)

McCaskill Has Voted At Least Three Times To Increase The Debt Limit. (H. J. Res. 45, CQ Vote #14: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 1/28/10, McCaskill Voted Yea; H.R. 4314, CQ Vote #397: Passed 60-39: R 1-38; D 57-1; I 2-0, 12/24/09, McCaskill Voted Yea; H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted 60-38; R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, McCaskill Voted Yea)