Kansans mostly show up

brownbackHaving made much of Sen. Sam Brownback’s absenteeism while he was running for president (he finished 2007 having missed 30.5 percent of roll call votes), it’s only fair to give credit to the rest of the Kansas delegation for showing up. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, and Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, missed only 3 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively, of the roll call votes in the House; Sen. Pat Roberts missed only 3.2 percent of votes in the Senate. Democratic Reps. Nancy Boyda of Topeka and Dennis Moore of Lenexa missed the fewest votes, 1.9 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. Obviously, good attendance doesn’t guarantee a good lawmaker, but it doesn’t hurt.

3 Comments

  1. J R
    Posted January 13, 2008 at 11:48 am | Permalink

    Brownback is trying to remember…

    “Was it four votes I cast in the Senate? Or was that how many people voted for me for President?

    Um uhhh…”

  2. Wiseman
    Posted January 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    Who cares for what comparison you can make, it still does not stack up against the high disregards of his duties that he was suppose to fulfill.
    He needs to seek a different career if he is not going to stay focus on his job.

  3. Fred Upp
    Posted January 13, 2008 at 4:40 pm | Permalink

    Based on the records I think it would be a good idea if Brownback went back to the campaign trail. And this time he needs to take Tiahrt with him.

    The missed votes were his best days of representing Kansas!

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