Congressional Attendance : IN-05 Burton (R)
Two today since I missed last Friday. #5 in the 9 part series looking at the stats for Indiana's congressional delegation gives us Dan Burton:
Watermelon Dan Burton, who of course got his nickname by inviting reporters to his back yard and shooting a watermelon to prove (how?) that Vince Foster did not commit suicide, a wacko theory he still believes, despite at least four investigative conclusions to the contrary.
Ahhhh Watermelon Dan, his stats are below the fold.
Data for votes as of 5/30/2006
IN-05 Burton (R)
2005
Final stats for Congressperson Burton (IN) (R - IN) for the year 2005
Total Votes: 671
Votes Missed: 23
Votes Made: 648
Votes Present: 4
Votes With Winner: 568
Winning Percentage: 88.2
Votes With Loser: 76
Losing Percentage: 11.8
Attendance: 96.57
2006
Final stats for Congressperson Burton (IN) (R - IN) for the year 2006
Total Votes: 222
Votes Missed: 23
Votes Made: 199
Votes Present: 1
Votes With Winner: 166
Winning Percentage: 83.84
Votes With Loser: 32
Losing Percentage: 16.16
Attendance: 89.64
2005-2006 Totals
Winning Percent 87.2%
Losing Percent 12.8%
Attendance 94.8%
Quick & Dirty Analysis: Okay I'm starting to sound like a broken record. 4th Republican Congressman in a row to have at least 87.2% winning percentage. Do these guys ever not vote like all the other GOP members of the House? Are they rubber stamp robots?