Senaors who miss the most votes.

[FeatsofClay]

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/vote-missers/

63.8%
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Representing: Arizona
Votes: 407 votes missed (63.8%), 231 votes cast
48.7%
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Representing: South Dakota
Votes: 311 votes missed (48.7%), 327 votes cast
Note: Sen. Johnson suffered a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 13, 2006, and spent several months recovering. He has since returned to the Senate.
45.5%
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Representing: Illinois
Votes: 290 votes missed (45.5%), 348 votes cast


McCain missed more votes than anyone. Obama is 3rd, Clinton is 4th, Biden is 5th!

Fuck me! Can we get a candidate who can be present a bit?

[Janos]

McCain missed more votes than anyone. Obama is 3rd, Clinton is 4th, Biden is 5th!

Fuck me! Can we get a candidate who can be present a bit?

It's hard to vote when they're on the election trail. It's no accident that every candidate who has missed a large number of votes was a candidate in the presidential election or had health reasons.

That's not a defense, merely an observation.

[Name Lips]

I really dislike the fact that with their eyes on the Big Prize, they neglect the job they were elected to do in the first place.

I wonder how it would change things if we required all Presidential nominees to not currently be holding any elected positions when they ran for office?

[FeatsofClay]

It's hard to vote when they're on the election trail. It's no accident that every candidate who has missed a large number of votes was a candidate in the presidential election or had health reasons.

That's not a defense, merely an observation.

But McCain was in the top 4 missers the year befire as well(109th)- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/senate/vote-missers/

Skip a year and then he is back in the top 10 missers(107th)- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/107/senate/vote-missers/

Number 1 again year before that(106th)- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/106/senate/vote-missers/

Top 20% in the 104th- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/106/senate/vote-missers/

Tied for 12th in the 103rd- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/106/senate/vote-missers/

Put it all in perspective it looks like he has an attendance problem.

[PWD]

But McCain was in the top 4 missers the year befire as well(109th)- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/senate/vote-missers/

Skip a year and then he is back in the top 10 missers(107th)- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/107/senate/vote-missers/

Number 1 again year before that(106th)- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/106/senate/vote-missers/

Top 20% in the 104th- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/106/senate/vote-missers/

Tied for 12th in the 103rd- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/106/senate/vote-missers/

Put it all in perspective it looks like he has an attendance problem.

Jesus Christ, show a little empathy. He doesn't know all the places he lives, how is he expected to get any rest and get back to the senate in time to vote consistently?

[Janos]

Put it all in perspective it looks like he has an attendance problem.

True.

And while not a fan of McCain, I'm not sure I can blame him considering how pointless and boring many of the meetings of Congress are though. :tongue:

[doc]

Instead of the ones that miss the most y'all should applaud the 7 that never missed a vote, Mark Pryor my senator is number 8

[PWD]

Instead of the ones that miss the most y'all should applaud the 7 that never missed a vote, Mark Pryor my senator is number 8

Good for him, seriously.

They're elected to fucking vote, what's so hard about that? Dumbshits. You're goddamn right the ones who do vote deserve some form of backslap for at least attempting to minimally perform their jobs.

[Name Lips]

It just occurred to me that politicians who plan on one day "moving up" in the field probably miss a lot of votes on purpose. It's better to not vote at all, if you know something you support is going to pass/fail anyway, than have it on your record as "voting for" or "voting against" it.

[Janos]

It just occurred to me that politicians who plan on one day "moving up" in the field probably miss a lot of votes on purpose. It's better to not vote at all, if you know something you support is going to pass/fail anyway, than have it on your record as "voting for" or "voting against" it.

That makes good political sense, so you're probably spot on.

[Merganser]

My senators have been pretty good:

# Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

* Representing: Vermont
* Votes: 6 votes missed (0.9%), 632 votes cast



# Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

* Representing: Vermont
* Votes: 5 votes missed (0.8%), 633 votes cast