42.
By on May 17th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
42.
The number of consecutive votes skipped by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). McCain “missed another vote today on a resolution related to the Iraq war,” marking “his fifth straight week without casting a vote on the Senate floor.”
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He isn’t voting, because he knows the way he would vote would cost him his presidential campaign. It is hard to say one thing on the streets, then vote a different way in session.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:12 pmHe’s too busy driving the StraitJacket Express!!
May 17th, 2007 at 5:13 pmSpudge Boy beat me to it. I see it as completely calculated. No one can say “You voted for/against blah blah blah” in a debate, because he hasn’t voted at all. Genius.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:14 pmMcCain
Don’t worry buddy. I got you covered. You don’t have to vote on that stuff cause I’m gonna use the veto pen. VETO VETO VETO!!! Shock and Awe!!
May 17th, 2007 at 5:16 pmRATATATATATAT!!
Genius.
Comment by gummitch — May 17, 2007 @ 5:14 pm
I don’t think his fellow repukes are going to let him get away with this.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:17 pmI agree, he is avoiding being put on the spot…and a record of his vote..So he is simply escaping the Senate vote…!!
May 17th, 2007 at 5:20 pmIs he evading the paycheck also?
May 17th, 2007 at 5:23 pm#1. Great point… I think you nailed it.
#7. Best question of the day.
My two cents: McCain has no time to vote because it’s hard work losing the little remaining bit of one’s dignity.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:28 pm42: The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
–The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
May 17th, 2007 at 5:34 pmIf I were a Democrat who wanted to run against a crippled McCain in the next Senate vote (because that will be the only election in which his name appears on a ballot), I would repeat this fact ad nauseum during my campaign… John McCain wanted to be President ore than he wanted to be YOUR Senator. Just look at his voting record… Oooops, rather look at his NOT-voting record.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:36 pmHow many votes did Kerry miss in 2004?
May 17th, 2007 at 5:38 pm“Is he evading the paycheck also?
Comment by Juan C — May 17, 2007 @ 5:23 pm”
Just think what would happen if you didn’t show up for 42 straight days at work… Why should it be any different for Mc Cain? Especially when we are paying his salary.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:38 pmbut…but…but…Kerry, Clinton, and Pelosi!
May 17th, 2007 at 5:41 pmfunny tactic considering how much flack Kerry got for missing a few votes while he was running for pres.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:44 pm“How many votes did Kerry miss in 2004?
Comment by m12 — May 17, 2007 @ 5:38 pm”
That was after he’d won the Democratic nomination… McCain is still nearly a year away from those showdowns…
May 17th, 2007 at 5:44 pmHow many votes did Kerry miss in 2004?
Comment by m12
It doesn’t matter.
That’s not the topic of the thread. Thanks.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:45 pmClinton did it too.
May 17th, 2007 at 5:48 pmWell you know campaigning on the People’s dime is hard work, can’t expect him to do that without prioritizin’. Obviously, Weather Vane McCain’s ascension to the Presidency is necessary to the very survival of the United States and the American way of life. (snort)
May 17th, 2007 at 5:52 pmDear Trolls,
There’s a difference between being the first to criticize or judge and being the one to point out the hypocrisy of those first folks.
See the Republican Party condemned Kerry’s missed votes, yet they remain perpetually silent on McCain’s.
Capisce?
May 17th, 2007 at 5:53 pmHow many votes did Kerry miss in 2004?
Comment by m12 — May 17, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
And he lost, didn’t he!
May 17th, 2007 at 5:56 pmCapisce?
May 17th, 2007 at 5:58 pmComment by unbelievable
You are speaking tongues for them, UnB. Lets keep it real simple.
Entendieron? Heh. :)
That was after he’d won the Democratic nomination… McCain is still nearly a year away from those showdowns…
OK, fine. Kerry was only present for 28% of the votes in 2003.
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200401220835.asp
http://www.ntu.org/main/page.php?PageID=71
Senator John Kerry was absent for every vote during 76 of the 115 days when the Senate cast floor votes in 2003. The Senator’s longest streak of missed votes in 2003 ran from July 11 to September 9, when he missed 62 in a row. For 2004, Senator Kerry was absent for every vote during the months of July, September, and October – and compiled a total of 76 consecutive votes missed from June 23 through October 11. Kerry’s absences for 2004 total 70 days
May 17th, 2007 at 6:01 pm#19
If you want to talk about Republican precedent, Bob Dole resigned from the Senate before he ran for President. Kerry and Edwards did not.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:02 pmHe missed every single vote ever, for all time and he will miss every vote from here on out. He is evil and you have shown me the way.
I need for somebody to hit me on the head many times in a row. I need to be dumbed down a little, because I have decided to be a republican.
Hallalooya! praise God’s ultimate glory and where do I sign up for the KKK?
May 17th, 2007 at 6:02 pm“You are speaking tongues for them, UnB.
Lets keep it real simple.
Entendieron? Heh. :)
Comment by Juan C — May 17, 2007 @ 5:58 pm”
I’m sure that helped… :D
May 17th, 2007 at 6:02 pm“Comment by m12 — May 17, 2007 @ 6:01 pm”
Still more votes than McCain attended.
And as I mentioned – it’s about the hypocrisy.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:07 pmSpudge, that was hilarious…
May 17th, 2007 at 6:09 pmit was a joke, right? :)
“If you want to talk about Republican precedent, Bob Dole resigned from the Senate before he ran for President. Kerry and Edwards did not.
Comment by m12 — May 17, 2007 @ 6:02 pm”
Then the Repugs would be justified in pointing out that hypocrisy as we are doing now.
Except that you can’t admit that your side is ever in error and so you won’t get that.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:11 pm“Hallalooya! praise God’s ultimate glory and where do I sign up for the KKK?
Comment by Spudge_Boy — May 17, 2007 @ 6:02 pm”
Ah, sarcasm… We should have a ’smart asses week’ where every time a troll posts, we respond with sheer satire.
LOL Spudge… I love it!
May 17th, 2007 at 6:14 pmHey come on. What is he? 102? Sometimes he just forgets he’s a Congressman. He’ll be another wonderful empty shell for the neo-cons.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:37 pmBeing that McCain is a very old, grumpy man, it’s obvious that he cannot do two things at a time. At his age, he’s lucky to be able to hold up campaigning.
May 17th, 2007 at 8:25 pmGo ahead and forgive him.
May 17th, 2007 at 9:36 pmIt seems that his handlers, karl rove and gonzo and dubya and queen condi, forgot to tell him how to vote.
Since McCain has decided not to do his job in the Senate, then he must resign from the Senate. NO work, NO pay, and NO job.
May 17th, 2007 at 10:50 pmMcCain’s Insane. Stop treating him by his position or the office he holds and take a good look at the man. He is INSANE.
May 18th, 2007 at 2:13 amDoes he still collect pay as a Senator since he’s not been doing his job for the past 5wks or longer. What a rip-off.
So his work is sit and vote 3 days per week (remember, monday and friday are usuallly non work days for these poor people, they must return home every week, wherever it is), for a pity, what? $170K per year, and he can’t even do it?
Fire him.
May 18th, 2007 at 7:42 amHow responsible.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:24 pmHe wasn’t at the vote because he was attending his daughter’s graduation in new york.
May 18th, 2007 at 6:37 pm