Senators' Thanksgiving Chores: McCain: 'I'm Frying Two Turkeys!'

Senators may have assistants in Washington to do their correspondence and driving, but once they get home, many are more likely to be taking orders than giving them, especially when Thanksgiving dinner needs to get on the table.

From three hours of dusting to whipping up a batch of sauerkraut, here are the surprising answers the Capitolist got when we asked senators, "Are you cooking for Thanksgiving this year?"

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.): Yes! I fry turkeys. I fry two turkeys. One you can eat then and one you can eat later. I still haven't burned the porch off. We have a place up in northern Arizona, and the whole family will all be there -- the Marine guy, the Navy guy [his sons], Meghan. . . . Everybody will be there.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.): I am cooking a 30-pound turkey with all of the trimmings that go with it. My entire family is together, including my four grandkids, and I am so grateful for this blessing.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): No, no, no! My husband is the cook in our family and always has been. I married him because he owned a restaurant and was the chef. So he does all the cooking and I set the table and do all of the relishes. I don't even do the side dishes, but I do do the sauerkraut, because sauerkraut comes from the polish side of the family. One of our traditions is when you have so much sweetness, if you have a little bite of sauerkraut, it allows you to eat a little bit more. So I always do the sauerkraut.