By now, we assume that U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has turned in her draft of Monday night’s convention speech.

Her three children, two of whom are college-age and the third in high school, are to join their mother at the podium for her BIG MOMENT.

The kids –|Austin, Maddie and Lilly – are thrilled. But in an interview a few days ago, McCaskill observed that her offspring seemed almost as excited by the perks that come with their mom’s new national stardom.

Such as:

She got an invitation to one of the hottest shindigs slated for Denver; the host is rapper Kanye West.

“I may be dragged by my kids,” she said, laughing. “They want to go, and they can’t go without me.”