Out of the 8 remaining candidates, 4 are currently in congress, 1 is a former Senator, and 3 (Giuliani, Romney and Huckabee) have never served in Congress. The Washington Post keeps track of voting records and stats. I wanted to post the stats for votes missed and times voted with party majority during the 110th congress for Clinton, Paul, McCain and Obama (I can't find Edwards' stats, he hasn't been there since 108th congress)
Hillary Clinton (D-NY): Could not be bothered to show up for 23.6% of votes. Votes with the Democrats 97.1% of the time.
John McCain (R-AZ): Could not be bothered to show up for 56.1% of votes. Votes with the Republicans 87.7% of the time.
Barack Obama (D-IL): Could not be bothered to show up for 37.8% of votes. Votes with the Democrats 96.4% of the time.
Ron Paul (R-TX): Could not be bothered to show up for 28.2% of votes. Votes with the Republicans 74.9% of the time.
Ron Paul's 74.9% party voting bloc loyalty is actually the second lowest in the entire House of Reps which is a good thing.
My overall assessment? Clinton's salary should be cut by 23.6%, McCain's salary should be cut by 56.1%, Obama's salary should be cut by 37.8%, and Paul's salary should be cut by 28.2%. If they can't bother to serve the electorate and do the job they were elected to do, their salaries should be adjusted accordingly. I always hate Presidential campaigns when these "public servants" put their duties on the backburner in favor of furthering themselves. It is a waste of the taxpayer dollars that go to their bloated salaries.
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I agree 100% with this post. We are electing people to represent our interests and our states and our communitites on state and national levels. The least they could do is show up and do their job. It isn't asking much.
I would be curious to find out how many vacations Bush has made to Camp David and Crawford, Texas though.
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