McCaskill sticks it to Newt Gingrich

It's not exactly the best metric for measuring power in Washington, but Politico.com has named Sen. McCaskill #2 on their "10 most influential D.C. Twitterers" list:

Although more than 60 members of Congress tweet, no one else does so with the regularity and honesty of this Missouri Democrat.

She’ll open up about her political views (“I’m mad about these yahoos on Wall Street taking bonuses and trying to buy fancy jets on the taypayers dime”) and her personal life (“Brought work home. My sister is here who is a huge dog person. That means one thing tonight. Westminister Dog Show on TV”).

McCaskill’s embrace of Twitter has worked: With more than 5,700 followers, she is one of the most popular Twitterers on Capitol Hill.

Check it out yourself at www.twitter.com/clairecmc.