A JOE BIDEN MOMENT:

McCaskill takes swipe at Bond and Biden, too (Deirdre Shesgreen, 9/30/08, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Of Biden, [Sen. Claire ] McCaskill said, he “has a tendency to talk forever and sometimes say things that are kind of stupid.”

Asked to elaborate on fears she has about Biden’s penchant for gaffes, McCaskill tried to put the best light on her remarks.

“He a regular guy and … he doesn’t parse his words and he’s not hyper-careful,” she said. “He’s very authentic,” McCaskill added, before seeming to regret her own candor. “I was probably having a Joe Biden moment myself,” she said of her initial remarks.