Plane Carrying Bond and Wainwright Makes Slippery Landing at Lambert
Former Missouri Senator Kit Bond and Cardinals star pitcher Adam Wainwright were on board a flight that had to make a slippery landing at Lambert Airport this weekend. The two were among about 140 passengers on a Delta Air Lines jet that slid off the runway while landing in a snowstorm Saturday afternoon.
A photo of now U.S. Senator Roy Blunt's swearing-in ceremony today in Washington, D.C. Pictured above from left: Andy Blunt (Son); Senator Blunt, Charlie Blunt (Son), Abigail Blunt (Wife), Vice President Biden. (via Office of Sen. Roy Blunt)
With the departure of Kit Bond, Missouri has both a new senior senator, Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill, and a new junior senator, Republican Roy Blunt.
Blunt took his oath with vice president Joe Biden today to make it official.
Kit Bond with U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill in May 2010. Bond announced his move to St. Louis lawfirm Thompson Coburn today, his next step after retiring from the U.S. Senate. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)