On Sep 24, 2008, at 2:59 PM, Mark wrote:

> Well, Obama's probably just going to vote "present" on any bailout
> package, so it's not like it's going to take a lot of thought.


I take it you don't actually know very much about the workings of the  
Illinois State legislature, do you.

Because if you did, you would understand what all the 'present'
  votes were...legislative wrangling over different versions of the  
bill, while maintaining a legal quorum to continue the wrangling. Most  
state leges have equally weird stuff they pull all the time. Some have  
huge numbers of votes all the time. It's messy, but it's how the  
People's business gets conducted.

But hey, it's not like he's caught up to Mr 64% John "I've missed so  
many votes I've forgotten where my Senate Office is" McCain.

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

The list is pretty self-explanatory. Of the top ten, three have been  
gravely ill, and the rest have been running for President.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs



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