Guess which US Senator has missed the most votes this session

[minionofmidas]

One should perhaps check how many of these votes were held before the Republican nomination was decided.

It is at least possible that Clinton and Obama (and Biden and Dodd) could campaign a little less hard - and attend more Senate votes - because everybody except Johnny Reid was a Senator. None of McCain's opponents were.

[minionofmidas]

One should perhaps check how many of these votes were held before the Republican nomination was decided.

The Republican nomination was arguably decided on Super Tuesday (Feb 5th), so from that date, McCain has so far missed 72 of the 108 votes held; exactly two-thirds of them.

He officially clinched the nomination on March 4th.  Since then, he has missed 54 of the 77 votes held; or 70% of them.

Ah, OK.

[minionofmidas]

I just want to know what votes these people miss.  I don't mind when they miss a vote expressing the sense of the Senate honoring Lawrence Welk or declaring June 30th "National Boston Creme Pie Day".

But when they miss votes on public policy, I get pretty torqued off.

Even when a majority is ensured anyways?

These attendance record rent-a-scandals always rip me up.