Only one Senator missed the Medicare Vote

[FourScore]

by fbihop
Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 02:44:16 PM PDT

There were 99 Senators on the floor of the Senate to cast their ballots for the Medicare vote. Barack Obama was there.
And even Ted Kennedy was there. Kennedy was not scheduled back until September. Kennedy had brain surgery not too long ago. Yet he was able to suck it up and get his ass on the floor to cast an important vote for cloture.

The Caucus said this:

Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts walked triumphantly into the Senate on Wednesday for the first time since learning that he had brain cancer, hoping to provide Democrats with the crucial, single vote that they need to reverse a cut in Medicare reimbursements to doctors.

Holding both hands open, like a preacher receiving a blessing, Mr. Kennedy, 76, shouted a loud "Aye!" He then quickly flashed two-thumbs up, before turning to receive more hugs and kisses.

Who would miss not only this important vote, but also the FISA votes today?

Well, John W S McCain.

McCain was probably too busy off campaigning in some state that Bush won last election to even show up for these votes. McCain has better things to do than, you know, his job. His opponent, Barack Obama, and 98 of his colleagues showed up, though.

The 69 Senators who voted for the bill showed up.

But remember, this bill came up before. And it received only 59 votes, not the 60 needed to prevent a filibuster. Who was missing that time? Ted Kennedy. Well, and John McCain, but that goes without saying. John McCain can't be bothered to show up for his job.

If I missed my job to go looking for another job, I would most likely be fired. Not John McCain.

John McCain can't be bothered to do the job that the people of Arizona elected him to do; instead, he is too busy looking for a promotion. A promotion which he doesn't deserve.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/9/173346/1091/217/548973

[mcctatas]

1. McCain has missed more votes than any other senator...

"Through last week, McCain had missed a nice, round 60.0 percent of Senate votes so far in the 110th Congress. After Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), who was absent for several months following a brain hemorrhage, comes Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who lay well behind McCain with 41.8 percent of votes missed. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), a former presidential candidate, was fourth, followed by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who had missed 31.7 percent."

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2008/05/mccain_leads_in_missed_votes.html

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

[tularetom]

2. But he's a "war hero"

So this means he doesn't have to vote ever on any bill where his vote might piss anyone off.

[spag68]

7. Please stop even being satirical

with that war hero stuff. He crashed more planes then he flew combat missions. I'm sorry he was a POW, however a hero is one who sacrifices something for his fellow soldiers. There is no evidence he did anything like that

[Kdillard]

3. kick and rec

[blogslut]

4. Teddy was escorted into the Senate by...

John Kerry, Barack Obama and Patrick Kennedy.

Just thought I would add that to the mix. :hi:

[FourScore]

5. Good call! n/t

[Mimosa]

8. Cool. Thanks for telling us, Blogslut

Blogslut, thanks for giving us the picture. *smile*

[NYC_SKP]

10. I gratuitously kick and recommend your reply.

That was a great thing to share...Thank you.

:hi:

[El Supremo]

6. That's John Sidney McCain III

Elitist POS who missed the most important vote in months.

Kicked and Recommended.

[NattPang]

9. McCain is too good to vote.

snob.

[AtomicKitten]

11. Oh dear. He has some 'splaining to do.

Hopefully better than his BS answer to the VN vet that had the nerve to question him about his shitty veterans voting record.