I love Burton, but he has a problem that goes beyond ideology, and it is that he apparently has a relatively high absentee rate with respect to voting. After nearly 3 decades in Congress, he’s probably grown tired of the crap. I don’t blame him, but we can’t have our people missing votes (unless they’re voting rodent, in which case, they can miss as many as possible).
I would have rather Collins, Snowe and Specter call in sick Friday rather than vote FOR Obama.