With two sitting senators trying to become president, Kansas Sen. Bob Dole’s decision in May 1996 to leave the Senate after 27 years to focus full time on his presidential run seems more laudable by the day. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has missed 404 votes, or 63.6 percent of Senate votes during the current Congress. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has missed 45.2 percent, or 287 votes.
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Senator Robert Dole from Kansas took the high-road to run for President … he resigned to avoid any appearance of impropriety. If you notice, most of our Presidential candidates are sitting members of the U.S. Senate. The reason of course is these Senators continue to receive a high salary and perks and snacks even if they don’t turn a tap in the Senate. Basically, few people can afford to run for President if they are not member of the Senate.
Is that really the best place to get our President … I personally don’t think so.
Referring to another thread today, about the “selfishness” of conservatives. Looks like Obama is just as friggin’ selfish. He’s getting paid the same as any other Congressman (for not doing his job). Talk about hypocrisy, talk about selfishness. They are all the same, left or right. And no matter how much you party-liner’s want to believe your man is different, it shows how delusional you party members are. Why not be an American? Why divide yourselves? If you’re a Democrat, you have an agenda, if you’re a Republican, you have an agenda. REAL American’s, people that are CONSTITUTION minded are the only one’s that will save this country, not your little, say-what-you-want-to-hear talking head, brand-name’s. When this country falls, give yourselves a pat on the back, cause it’ll be your doing. Bickering back and forth on crap that is there, just for you to keep bickering on. Those arguments will NEVER stop, they are tools to keep you people fighting each other. Good luck.
Dole was just ready to go for the brass ring, and retire if he didn’t get it. Make it noble if you like.
What was really a joke was brownback, he didn’t have a chance in hell, but loved the time off.
“Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has missed 45.2 percent, or 287 votes.”
And probably voted ‘Present’ on all the others so as not to give anyone the opportunity of questioning his votes.
Looks like he’s done better than ’slacker John’.
Bob Dole knew the Republican Governor of KS would replace him with a like-minded fellow Republican. Being ready to retire anyway he also gave his Republican successor a seniority boost over other new Senators.
McCain does not have that assurance in AZ. Obama, OTOH, (I think) does.
I hope mccain will throw in the towel, after he loses. It’s time. Same for Roberts, but he’ll probably get re-elected anyway.
Boxlock
Posted August 11, 2008 at 8:58 am | Permalink
“Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has missed 45.2 percent, or 287 votes.”
And probably voted ‘Present’ on all the others so as not to give anyone the opportunity of questioning his votes
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. . . and McSame’s different? They’re both squandering what the peoples votes elected them for. Get real.
Traditionally, Senators don’t become President. Who was the last one? Kennedy. And there was only one other: Warren Harding. Interestingly, both died in office. Hmmm…
Senators don’t run anything – save maybe a committee. They don’t have to be good administrators. They’re one of a group of 100. They’re legislators (read: compromisors). A president is an executive. A leader.
I would MUCH rather elect a governor – or better – a highly successful CEO or Military leader. In fact, this election is all about leadership.
Both men are potentially good leaders. The difference: McCain has demonstrated it.
Pray tell what has McCain shown any successful leadership during his tenure in the Senate. From a border state he’s done little to nothing to resolve the illegal immigration issue in his 25 years? What leadership has he shown in developing a viable energy policy? What leadership has he shown in an effectfive ethics reform ? he’s had the prestige and status of being a senator but like many he hasn’t really accomplished much — unless you want to count the leadership he’s shown in advocating changes to the tanker bidding requirements to favor Eads — he has been directly responsible for 40,000 American jobs being redirected to our strong (chortle) French allies —- an old man who’s time has passed …..
President in the later were amazing as was an agenda from the former’s bell tower (including a somewhat bizarre protest by this country where they got naked and stopped the Senate!). So another thread are the 3rd biggest in this country. This country lasted nearly nearly 2 hours and was mainly the Senate.