NOTE TO NY TIMES: YOU AREN'T A "POPULIST" IF YOU LIVE IN A HOUSE THAT COSTS 1 MIL

Claire begins her term by insulting all of her colleagues, which I'm not necessarily against. Thus she spake: "The problem with Washington," Ms. McCaskill added, "is you have so many senators who are from bright blue and bright red states; they're not interested in common ground. They're interested in making each other look bad." Not that Claire needs much help looking bad. Still, this question remains: Will another month with more than 100 U.S. soldiers dead in Iraq convince anyone that Democratic control of the House and Senate doesn't mean much?