she's been a county prosecutor, a state representative, her state's auditor, she's been a u.s. senator now for 12 years. she's perhaps the only democratic senator under the age of 70 who is not apparently about to announce that she's running for president. she has always been someone personal privilege here, she's always been someone who i could imagine very easily in the job of president. i have thought that for years. but apparently she's not running. she is, though, leaving washington, and so i came down here today from new york to make sure i could talk to her before she went back home. senator claire mccaskill of missouri, thank you for doing this. >> it's great to be here. this is a perfect last live interview as a senator. >> i thought about bringing a beer and telling you it was okay to swear. >> shotgun it? >> but i have a feeling i don't need to loosen you up that much. you seem like you're kind of psyched to be -- >> probably not. i'm ready. >> i have a bunch of stuff to ask you about leaving the senate.