Inspired Post: Is McCain AWOL from the Senate?

I've been thinking about it lately. I saw a post somewhere the other day that said McCain is the "laziest" guy in the Senate, and that he hardly ever shows up.

Today we had two biggie votes, the FISA bill and the Medicare thing. And guess who didn't show up to vote? If your answer was "John (W.) McCain" give yourself a gold star. He can't be bothered.

Anyway -- the "Inspired Post of the Day" for me today is this one at Atomic Gay Wonk, called, "Should McCain be considered AWOL from the Senate?"

Lee quotes the Washington Post citation of how many votes McCain has missed, 374 out of 605. Then he makes the point that McCain has missed more votes than Sen. Tim Johnson or Sen. Edward Kennedy. Johnson had a brain hemorrhage and Kennedy a brain tumor. Both were sidelined for a while, Johnson for a long time.

John McCain.
He's Proud of His Service. But Now He's AWOL.
Vote McCain -- Maybe He'll Show Up to Serve,
Maybe He Won't.