Sen. Sam Brownback Missing Many Votes In January

(AP) -- Senator Sam Brownback missed more than half of the votes in the Senate last month as he ramped up his campaign for president.

The Kansas Republican skipped 20 of the 39 roll call votes in
January -- or 51 percent -- according to Senate voting records. That's a higher absence rate than any other member of the Senate except South Dakota Democrat Tim Johnson, who's recovering from a brain hemorrhage.

Many of those votes were skipped while Brownback traveled to bolster his White House bid. Brownback had a 98 percent voting record in past years.

Spokesman Brian Hart said Brownback "will continue to serve the people of Kansas to the best of his ability."

   I guess that Senator Brownback's abilities are kind of limited since he would rather spend his time readying for a presidential nomination instead of taking care of the people's business back in Kansas.

    I think that his 98 percent voting record in the past was easier when all he had to do was say 'yes' when Bush wanted something passed and he did not have to be accountable to the people.

   Brownback needs to be reminded that he is getting paid to serve his people first, and everything else second!

 

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