McCain: ‘I Have Not Missed Any Crucial Vote’ On Energy Legislation»

[stevedeshazer]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/15/mccain-energy-aspen/

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) currently holds the title of most absent U.S. senator, missing over 60 percent of votes this session. In an interview with Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Institute yesterday, McCain claimed he has not “missed any crucial vote” on energy legislation:

McCAIN: I have a long record of that support of alternate energy. … I’ve always been for all of those and I have not missed any crucial vote. But my citizens in Arizona know that when I’m running for the President of the United States I have to be out campaigning.

McCain’s has actually missed several “crucial” energy votes. In July alone, he missed every single energy vote brought to the floor. This session, McCain has skipped votes supporting renewable energy tax credits four times, all of which were filibustered. In June, for example, McCain missed a vote on the landmark Lieberman-Warner climate change legislation.

McCain has also been the “crucial” absent vote on key legislation. In December, legislation stripping tax break giveaways to Big Oil and investing in cleaner sources failed by one vote, 59-40 (Vote #425); McCain missed that vote to campaign. In February, McCain skipped a vote on extending tax credits to renewables, which also failed by one vote (Vote #8). Both times, McCain was the only senator absent.

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I just can't get enough of McCain's campaign. Keep 'em coming, Grampa!

[quaker bill]

1. Well he not only missed some

but he also voted poorly on the rest.

If you are going to vote poorly, might as well stay home.

[RayOfHope]

2. Maybe he doesn't think any vote is crucial n/t

[opihimoimoi]

3. McBULLSHIT is at it again.....say anything for a vote....if he was that good, he would be a shoo in

Because he is not being shoo'ed in...that means he is not all that good.

We don need no stinking NOT ALL THAT GOOD Prezinents

We tried it once...don work...

[MH1]

4. Wow. And the brazen lies just keep coming.

But will the media (outside Keith O and Jack Cafferty) bother to even point it out?

[beac]

5. Maybe he didn't hear right and thinks they were talking about votes on "Khrushchev."

"Yup, that Khrushchev is a wily one and I certainly wouldn't miss any votes about an finding alternate for him, by cracky. I hear good things about this Brezhnev fellow!"

Deaf old bastard.