McCain Neglects to Vote on Iraq War Spending Bill and Everything Else, Really

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I just updated my McCain post below with this news, but decided it deserved its own slot. The LA Times reports that presidential candidate John McCain was one of three senators who did not show up to vote today on the Iraq war spending bill (it just passed in the Senate). “This is the fourth major Iraq-related vote missed by McCain.” But, it’s not just Iraq votes that McCain skips. Politico points out that according to Congressional Observer Publications, McCain doesn’t show up to vote for much these days. In fact, since January, he has missed one in three votes. Need a little context? The senator’s Democratic cohorts, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have both missed just three.