McCaskill Outclasses Talent

Claire McCaskill recently sent the following letter out to bloggers, in an attempt to keep a little dignity in her race for the Senate:

I have an important request for all of you. This race will be close and it appears that it may get nasty. I respectfully ask that none of you ever post to any blog anything that could be considered personal or negative about Jim Talent’s wife, Brenda, or his children. After reading a very ugly, unfair, and untrue post on a Republican blog this morning, I decided that it was important that I speak out to all of those who want us to win in November. No election is worth this, and I believe that we need to set an example. As tempting as it might be, especially in the anonymous world of the web, to get down in the mud with them, I hope we can all resist the temptation. Please. It’s important. No candidate should ever have to have the discussion I had with my 14 year old daughter this morning after she read it and began asking questions. Let’s win this thing the old fashioned way….with great ideas, hard work, and good manners. Thank you all.

I'll even go further, and continue my noble refusal to call Jim Talent a "puffy lipped sissy" . . .