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09.23.2008 10:47 am

Mc-Cashkill? Sen. ranks 14 on Capitol Hill rich list

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Sen. Claire McCaskill is probably among the Top 25 wealthiest lawmakers in Washington, according to one rough estimation. Claire McCaskill

Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, ranks the Missouri Democrat as #14 on a recent tally of the richest members of Congress.

McCaskill’s wealth increased nearly a quarter in the last year, the paper reports, increasing to $19.42 million.

Much of her wealth comes from the real estate portfolio of her husband, developer Joe Shepard, who specializes in affordable housing.

The Roll Call list is admittedly flawed because it relies on congressional disclosure forms, which requires legislators provide only a range of their asset values and wealth.

That said, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry — who married into the Heinz ketchup fortune — topped the list, with West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller coming in fourth.

Sen. John McCain, whose wife controls an Anheuser-Busch distributor in Arizona, ranked just above McCaskill at #13.

Barack Obama did not make the top 50.

Thanks for the link, Prime Buzz.

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I saw a picture of her from the back at an Obama speaking event. Looks like she has gone to too many pancake breakfasts on the campaign trail. What, 50 lbs. maybe? Hope she uses some of those big bucks to attend some Weight Watchers meetings.

— A CENTRIST
2:03 pm September 23rd, 2008

“Much of her wealth comes from the real estate portfolio of her husband, developer Joe Shepard, who specializes in affordable housing.”

Affordable housing? Bwahahahahahahah!!!! That is a euphemism for a slumlord specializing in Section 8, government subsidized housing.

Bwahahahahahahahahah!! This is too funny.

— Amazedbythelunacy
2:23 pm September 23rd, 2008

Claire McCaskill is a disgrace to the citizenry of Missouri.

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— BobZ.
7:21 pm September 23rd, 2008

Why is that BobZ? Is it because your demonic mind see her as a N lover?

BE GONE SICKO!

— D. Walker
8:16 pm September 23rd, 2008

A CENTRIST,

How much more pathetic can a woman be behaving like a male hound-dog talking about female figures. It reminds me of the nerve of some old pathetic beer belly man talking about how a woman is not petite enough for his liking.

— D. Walker
8:29 pm September 23rd, 2008

D. Walker,
It’s been a while since I’ve responded or posted on a blog, but I have to because your post referring to BobZ’s dislike of McCaskill because she is an “N Lover” is pretty despicable. Why does it seem that the majority of the people that bring up the race issue are for the candidate of a different race? Are they trying to prove that they’re not racist by asserting that others are just because they are from the opposite political party? Granted, BobZ’s post had little substance other than name calling, but how do you assume that he called her a disgrace solely due to the race of the candidate she supports? Maybe he thing’s she’s a disgrace due to the policies and positions she and her candidate support and race has nothing to do with it. You and other Obama supporters (and the candidate himself…”I don’t look like the other presidents on the currency”) are the ones that bring up the race issue…I could give a rat’s patooey what the color of his or her skin is as long as I agree with the positions/policies. You say we race bait…but I’m pretty sure it’s the left that brings up race at every avenue. Stick to the substance, not the superficial.

— missouriright
10:36 pm September 23rd, 2008