Note to Obama: To get Senate experience one must actually be present.

[rinsd]

Obama making less than a quarter of Senate votes

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has missed the most votes of any Democratic presidential hopeful in the Senate over the last two months, including a vote on an Iran resolution he has blasted Sen. Hillary Clinton for supporting.

The Illinois Democrat has missed nearly 80 percent of all votes since September.

The other Democrats in the Senate running for president have missed a high percentage of votes as well.

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware has missed 68 percent of the votes during the same period, Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut 65 percent and Clinton of New York 63 percent.

Obama's campaign points out that Biden missed the most votes if the whole year is considered, followed by Dodd, then Obama.

Obama's campaign argues that looking at the last two months is arbitrary.

More at the link - http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/02/obama.missed.votes/

They had a nice pic so here it is

[geek tragedy]

1. Note to Clinton:

If you're going to run on your experience, you should allow the public to see your resume instead of having various archivists bury it.

[PurityOfEssence]

21. P.S.: Experience as president is gained while serving as president

No points should be granted for proximity, and any "assists" should be documented. If the whole affiliation is to be used without specifics, then the bad must be accepted along with the good.

[Henryman]

2. So What???

The difference between 68% and 80% is one vote.
Isn't there something more important to be concerned about than bashing a democrat?

[Lucinda]

5. In this case, however

the overall averages for this year are not as close as these percentages show. Clinton has missed considerably less than the others.

But they all vary, depending on the time frame being analyzed.

[AtomicKitten]

3. This is the same tact used against John Kerry in 2004.

Most Democrats found that unacceptable in 2004, but here it is again being dragged out as ammunition.

[SteelPenguin]

4. Note to Clinton and Obama

I'm not voting for either of you.

[CyberPieHole]

6. Kick and recommend for NObama

I find it silly that he would call Clinton out for Kyl-Lieberman when he could not bother voting. Intending to vote is not the same as voting.

[Colobo]

7. Note to Clinton supporters: She's slipping on the polls

and for a reason...

[ElizabethDC]

8. Note to Obama supporters: she's still ahead of your candidate

and for a reason . . .

[Colobo]

9. Her lead was very wide; it takes a while to overcome it.

But relax, it will happen.

[avrdream]

26. Give it a week in this media environment - it'll be different again.

Depending on who the MSM pick, there will be another shake-up next week, IMHO.

[BeyondGeography]

10. What's the reason again? Many people seem to be forgetting

[Dawgs]

11. She's a woman and married to Bill Clinton.

Those are the only two I've ever heard.

[BeyondGeography]

13. That and experience...She's experienced at being a woman married to Bill Clinton

I'll give her that.

[cuke]

18. Increased funding for Ryan White Care Act

got Plan B accessible OTC, helped secure the $20billion to rebuild after 9/11, fought to provide compensation to the families of the victims, grants for hard-hit small businesses, and health care for front line workers at Ground Zero. She also passed legislation to track the health status of our troops so that conditions like Gulf War Syndrome would no longer be misdiagnosed. She is an original sponsor of legislation that expanded health benefits to members of the National Guard and Reserves, introduced legislation to tie Congressional salary increases to an increase in the minimum wage, She worked to strengthen the Children's Health Insurance Program, which increased coverage for children in low income and working families. She authored legislation that has been enacted to improve quality and lower the cost of prescription drugs, she worked to ensure the safety of prescription drugs for children, with legislation now included in the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, and her legislation to help schools address environmental hazards. She has also proposed expanding access to child care. She has passed legislation that will bring more qualified teachers into classrooms and more outstanding principals to lead our schools. Hillary is one of the original cosponsors of the Prevention First Act to increase access to family planning. Her fight with the Bush Administration ensured that Plan B, an emergency contraceptive, will be available to millions of American women and will reduce the need for abortions.

And that's just while in the Senate

[cuke]

20. *crickets*

[JTFrog]

27. She also

co-sponsored of The Workplace Religious Freedom Act allowing pharmacists the legal right to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives.

Clinton was also the sole vote against the Ryan White Act reauthorization bill that passed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in May of 2006.

She also joined Senators Bayh and Lieberman to introduce The Family Entertainment Protection Act to protect children from Violent video games. The dynamic trio then courageously voted to protect my kids from violence by sending them to Iraq and helped create an opportunity to send them to Iran.

[bunkerbuster1]

12. Cheney? that you?

Your hometown newspaper has taken to calling you "Senator Gone." You've got one of the worst attendance records in the United States Senate.

Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session.

The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.

http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2004b.html

[Scriptor Ignotus]

14. bwahahhaha

i love how the stats only are from septemeber. why sept I wonder? because that's how the clinton campaign was able to maximize the stats showing obama was absent the most.

is this duplicitous or just misleading?

she really is bush/cheney lite.

[CyberPieHole]

25. Lack of experience is not corrected by his failure to vote...

His irresponsibility only enhances his other faults.

[rinsd]

17. Hmmm but if Hillary haters here can't use something the rw does as well....

...what will they have left?

:shrug:

Pointing out an opponent's attendance record (or lack thereof) is par for the course in campaigns.

[Vickers]

15. They should base the pay of all congress members on a percentage

of how much time they spent in session (not just running back for votes, either).

[beaconess]

19. So, you don't want your Senator or Congressperson to ever spend any time in their districts?

Or travel anywhere to learn about anything?

Not all of the Senate's or House's important business takes place in the chamber or during sessions.

I once knew a Congressman who said his constituents demanded to know "where you've been!" when they didn't see him in the district. But then, every time he saw them at home, they said, "Why are you here? Why aren't you in Washington?!"

[Vickers]

22. They are hardly in session 365 days a year.

:eyes:

[beaconess]

16. It's getting hard to tell the Democrats from the other guys

the way you people are bashing one another's candidates.

Jeez.

[calteacherguy]

23. Makes no difference to me. I'd rather he spend his time campaigning.

Unless of course his vote would potentially be the deciding vote on a major issue. I'm sure in that case he'd be on the floor.

And hey, if you disagree at least he doesn't make it a point to fly to Washington to vote to enable the Iran war.

Obama has his priorities right.

[CyberPieHole]

24. Yeah how dare anyone require a U.S. Senator to vote!

That's not part of their job.:silly:

[calteacherguy]

28. It's really not that important unless it's a critical issue...and the vote would be determinate. nt