Timothy McNulty | July 15, 2009
Remember Arlen Specter's attacks on Joe Sestak lately, criticizing his late-life registration as a Democrat and calling him a hypocrite?
The no-holds-barred campaign is keeping up the rough stuff today, noting that Sestak has missed a lot of votes in Washington. From a Specter camp email this afternoon:
Joe Sestak - AWOL
Dear Friend,
Q. In the 19-member
Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, who's missed the most votes this
year?
A. Congressman Joe Sestak. Sestak has missed 78 votes in
Congress so far this year, or nearly 15%, while campaigning for his
theoretical Senate run.
Q. Who has the 13th worst attendance record
this year in the entire Congress?
A. Joe Sestak. That's right. Only
twelve other Members of Congress have missed more votes than Sestak in 2009,
including two members who are in rehab, one recovering from back surgery and
several under government investigation.
Q. Is it true that 97% of all
members of Congress have a better attendance record than Congressman
Sestak.
A. Yes. Sestak ranks that low -- 97% of all members of
Congress have a better attendance record than Congressman Sestak.
Q.
What's Senator Specter's attendance?
A. Specter has been present for
98.7% of all votes in the Senate this year.
You can learn more
about Sestak's poor attendance record here.
Posted
Jul 15 2009, 05:25 PM
by
Timothy McNulty