FACTS: McCain most absent-missed 412 out of 643 votes of current session, 109 of 110 since March

mod mom

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:35 PM
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FACTS: McCain most absent-missed 412 out of 643 votes of current session, 109 of 110 since March

Some fun facts about John McCain: Of all Senators, John McCain has been the most absent. There have been 643 votes taken in the current Senate session: McCain has missed 412 of them.

McCain has not voted in the Senate since April 8th. Since March, he has missed 109 of the last 110 votes.

He missed votes on the GI Bill, energy policy, and in 2007 he missed "all 15 critical environmental votes in the Senate" -- giving him a 2007 rating of 0% from the League of Conservation Voters. Zero percent? I don't think that's fair. I think they should have given him an "incomplete", and told him that he had to stay for summer session if he wants to graduate from the Senate.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/24/16146/9377/154/609039

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madmax

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:36 PM
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1. Right!!! So NOW he wants to run away to Washington

friggen scumbag! :mad:

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FVZA_Colonel

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:37 PM
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2. He even beat out a guy who had a stroke.

At least that Senator had a good reason for being absent.

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mod mom

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:39 PM
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Well you can't say he isn't # 1 at something.

:eyes:

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chelsea0011

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:39 PM
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3. What was funny about this when CNN was talking about this is they

had to also compare Obama in the sense of "fairness". So they point out his last vote was in July without mentioning Congress shuts down in August. He has missed only about half as many as McLame.

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Liberal_Stalwart71

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:40 PM
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4. If the Dems play their cards right, this works in THEIR favor.

It opens the door for them to show how McCoward--too busy cozying up to lobbyists and the M$M--has been the most absent member of the U.S. Senate.

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Adenoid_Hynkel

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Wed Sep-24-08 03:43 PM
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5. Hey, let's not get partisan now!

How dare you impugn the politically-motivated decision of a POW!

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MikeDuffy

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Wed Sep-24-08 04:49 PM
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6. By comparison, how votes has Obama missed

in the past 2 years?

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