"ray" <xxxrayted@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <487aa654$0$26201$882e0bbb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Kommienezuspadt" <NoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> "ray" <xxxrayted@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:g5dd0p01pv0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > In article <487a34b8$0$26223$882e0bbb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> > "Kommienezuspadt" <NoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "ray" <xxxrayted@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> >> news:g5d72301lao@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> > In article <bAoek.12366$cW3.8302@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> >> > "Der Komissar" <derkomissar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Cleveland is a cesspool not because of Dennis but because of our
>> >> >> joke
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> mayor and corrupt city council. The mass exodus to the burbs has
>> >> >> not
>> >> >> helped
>> >> >> matters.
>> >> >
>> >> > You are partly correct, it does have to do with the Mayor and
others
>> >> > in
>> >> > the council, but it is the job of Kookcinich to bring federal
money
>> >> > back
>> >> > to the city, and he's done absolutely nothing. Our highways were
>> >> > outdated 30 years ago, our shoreline looks like something from the
>> >> > old
>> >> > Soviet Union, and there aren't enough police to protect the
>> >> > citizens.
>> >> > Hell, even Clinton got some new cops hired here when he was in
>> >> > office.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > All saints have a past--all sinners have a future
>> >> >
>> >> > Ronald Reagan
>> >>
>> >> I see you failed to answer if you think McCain's missed 76 straight
>> >> votes
>> >> is
>> >> what he was elected to do.....
>> >
>> >
>> > I did answer: I told you that a representative running for President
>> > does miss time from his or her work, and yes, that includes McCain.
>> > But
>> > again, I don't know if you are repeating some information you got
from
>> > a
>> > blog or if you got this information from a reliable source.
>> >
>>
>>
>> so 76 straight votes & the worst voting record in the whole Senate is
--
>> to
>> quote *you* --- does miss time from his or her work ---
>>
>> I bet your boss would have a different tune..... if you are
employable.
>
>
> Why don't we do it this way:
>
> John McCain missed 691 of 4057 votes (17%) since Feb 4, 1993. The graph
> to the left shows the number of missed votes over time. Click for a
> larger chart.
>
> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300071
>
>
> On Obama who has only been in the Senate for three years; from the same
> source:
>
>
>
> Barack Obama missed 268 of 1240 votes (22%) since Jan 6, 2005. The graph
> to the left shows the number of missed votes over time. Click for a
> larger chart.
>
> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400629
>
>
> There, now I ask you: If your employer were to pick an employee; one
> who took off 22% time off, or a second employee who took 17% tine off,
> which one would he choose to lay off if he had to? I am assuming you
> are employable of course. But then again.......
>
>
>
> And now to your original question:
>
> "How do you like the fact that McCain has missed his last 76 voted in
> the
> Senate? Do you think he's representing Arizona as he promised?"
>
>
> So let me turn that question around back to you: How do you like the
> "fact" that Obama missed 22% of his votes in the Senate? Do you think
> he is representing Illinois as promised?
>
> There. I think that settles our debate here. That is of course unless
> you enjoy bringing a knife to a gun fight.
>
Presidential candidates' missed votes
Presidential candidates serving in Congress have always taken a lot of
flak
for missing votes because of campaign events, and deservedly so. No one
expects these candidates to run a successful campaign and attend every
single vote, but at the same time, they were elected to do a certain job
and
deserve to be criticized if they're not doing it.
If your Average Joe skips work every other day to interview for a new job,
he'd better be sure he gets it. Because if it doesn't pan out his old boss
isn't going to be too happy about all the missed work.
That said, here's an attendance record for current presidential candidates
who are also in the Senate (the percentage represents the number of votes
missed):
a.. John McCain (R) - 53.1%
b.. Joseph Biden (D) - 35.4%
c.. Christopher Dodd (D) - 33.9%
d.. Barack Obama (D)- 33.7%
e.. Hillary Clinton (D) - 18.2%
And for the House:
a.. Tom Tancredo (R) - 28.8%
b.. Ron Paul (R) - 22.7%
c.. Dennis Kucinich (D) - 10.8%
Kudos to Kucinich. I thought Hillary's would be a little higher, and
McCain's attendance record is just shocking.
not really ---- I say the last 76 votes are relevant --- you are simply
trying your feeble best to ****ft to another set of numbers -- this is
Usenet
& you are free to blow smoke in any way you wish as an attempt to avoid
the
bad news you know exists.
> --
> All saints have a past--all sinners have a future
>
> Ronald Reagan
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