Phil I am guessing yes.

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Not all congressmen vote on all bills.

Not voting by by not being present (without getting too zen on you) is a kind of vote. An abstention in absentia, if you will.

His constituents need to monitor his work towards their goals, and voting is only a part of it. So is not voting.

Could it be that Bush is taking a page out of Putin's book? Has anybody goteen a geiger counter near this guy?

Strom was incapacitated for years...