I don’t see how it’s an unfair comparison at all; nor do I see how a thinly veiled “I hate Bush” is somehow not an acceptable response to a thinly veiled “I hate Edwards.”

But I know what you really meant to say was “I hate Bush! Why don’t you pick on HIM?”

If “showing up for your job” is a concern, then the incumbent should be a problematic choice for you also, having shattered the previous record for vacation days taken during a single term.

Well, that’s a whole ‘nother discussion.

Democrat, Republican, it doesn’t matter; they all need to show up for their jobs. As I said, the lot of them may go to the devil for all I care.

At any rate, Kerry and Edwards are the ones who, presumably, are interested in my vote. This is just one of the many (oh so many) reasons they won’t be getting it.

I never said that neither ever misses important votes; I simply said it was a better measure.

Thib:

OK, I’ll correct myself. I should have said “those who purport to hate the left more than they purport to hate the right.” Better?

And it wasn’t just McCain in that article; it discussed several senators who are serial vote skippers (although some of them, such as Helms from your home state, are no longer senators).

I mean votes that are close enough that one or two senators could make the difference.

Like that recent medicare bill that passed by one vote, IIRC?

Oh, and I don’t much care for McCain either. Finally, for the record, I’m not “on the right.”

Missing votes in the Senate is neither uncommon nor unique to Democrats. I fail to see why those on the right keep bringing it up.

A more accurate measure might be how many important votes a senator missed. And by “important,” I mean votes that are close enough that one or two senators could make the difference.