I did check McCains record before I did that post, and I also checked Hillary Clinton etc. I don’t agree with any of them skipping out on their constituents to further their careers.
That said, when taken as a totality of their congressional record, Obama’s has very high percentage of non-voting/chasing career to the expense of his constituents.
I’ll prune McCains record, since he still is a senator, to 2008.
McCain:
Resumed participation at the same time as Obama.
McCains block of ‘non-voting’ started around 7/9/07
Obama’s block of ‘non-voting’ started around 2/17/07
–Obama bailed on voting early, Hillary’s non-voting started around 9/6/07 – which is actually better than McCain – though it looks like she may have continued ‘non-voting’ after the primary.
McCains record goes back to 1/12/91
Obamas record goes back to 1/6/05
1.5 years of non-voting in 15 years of service for McCain.
1.75 years of non-voting in 4 years of service for Obama.
It is quite possible for them to know when a vote is going to go to the floor.. and this is the electronic age. It is possible for them to get a copy of the bills that are going to vote without even being in congress. No excuse for either.
