Voting records redux
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I usually don't read my SPAM, but one this morning from Congress.org invited me to check the attendance rating of my congressman in 2006. My congressman is Mark Kennedy and I already know he's got a high score because he used to talk about it quite often, at least until his streak of never missing a vote was snapped by the demands of the campaign a few months ago.
What I didn't realize, however, that Kennedy's voting/attendance record, while pretty high, is actually eclipsed by almost all of the rest Minnesota congressional delegation.
The best record actually goes to John Kline, who hasn't missed a vote this year.
Gil Gutknecht follows with a 99.6 rating. Gutknecht is tied at that spot with Rep. Jim Ramstad. They're followed by Rep. Betty McCollum (97.8), Rep. Collin Peterson (96.5), Rep. Martin Sabo (96.48), and then Rep. Mark Kennedy (95.31), and Rep. Jim Oberstar.
If you believe the numbers, of course.
The worst record in Congress goes to Rep. Lane Evans of Illinois. He's got a good excuse. He's been on leave while he battles Parkinson's.
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