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LA Times missed its own reporting, didn't note McCain's absence from Congress
Summary: Two Los Angeles Times articles quoted Sen. John McCain criticizing Congress for going into recess without voting on energy legislation, but both failed to mention that McCain has not cast a vote in the Senate since April 8, according to the Times' own reporting.
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Posted by wzwriter
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:38:55 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by IRONY 101 in reply to wzwriter
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:44:52 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by anotheramerican in reply to IRONY 101
Irony,
Do you know something we don't? :-)
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:48:24 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wzwriter in reply to anotheramerican
Irony,
Do you know something we don't? :-)
AA -
Those of us on the left know a LOT of things that you on the right either don't know or refuse to acknowledge....
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:51:10 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Science101 in reply to wzwriter
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:54:03 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by pearlene_scott1602 in reply to Science101
Like the fact that even though McCain has missed 60% of the votes, that Obama has missed about 45% of them. Easy to see that neither are earning their outrageous salaries.
John McCain has missed 399 votes (63.3%) during the current Congress
Barack Obama has missed 282 votes (44.8%) during the current Congress
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:59:24 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wzwriter in reply to pearlene_scott1602
And by doing a rough count on Barack Obama's Voting Record page (http://obama.senate.gov/votes/index.cfm?start=1), he's voted at least 18 times since the last time Gramps McCain cast a vote.
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 3:10:44 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Science101 in reply to wzwriter
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Posted by wzwriter in reply to Science101
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 3:18:20 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Science101 in reply to wzwriter
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 3:33:09 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by IRONY 101 in reply to anotheramerican
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:53:32 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Science101 in reply to IRONY 101
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Posted by IRONY 101 in reply to Science101
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:57:18 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Science101 in reply to IRONY 101
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 2:59:37 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wzwriter in reply to IRONY 101
Yea...after he enters his wife in a topless beauty contest for biker chicks.
I wonder of First Prize in that beauty contest was a bottle of painkillers.....
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 3:17:33 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by DAWUSS in reply to wzwriter
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 3:39:39 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by snoopy in reply to DAWUSS
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 6:01:03 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by shoes89 in reply to snoopy
In other words, MM didn't note OBAMA's absence from the Senate also! LOL!
MM is not being forthright.
Not cool, MM not cool at all.
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 8:55:15 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by political_left-religious_right in reply to shoes89
Shoes89: In other words, MM didn't note OBAMA's absence from the Senate also! LOL! MM is not being forthright.
If Obama had criticized his congressional colleagues for not working, then maybe you'd have a point. What a bummer--it would have been your first.
Posted Thursday August 7, 2008 9:09:10 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wzwriter in reply to IRONY 101
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Posted by jeter2 in reply to wzwriter
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Posted by MoonbatYouBet
So last week we had to put up with the chattering punditry going on and on about how presumptious and arrogant Obama is for acting presidential but I'm sure we won't hear a peep about McCain claiming that he will take powers over Congress that are not granted to the President if he were to win. Yeah, that sounds about right.
Posted Wednesday August 6, 2008 3:58:02 PM EDT / Flag this comment