"RHF" wrote:

But Think About This...
FACT: As a member of the Intelligence
committee, Senator John 'ff' Kerry was
absent for 76 percent of the Committee's
hearings. (snip)


Actually, you can only say that about the _open_ hearings. For security
reasons, the vast majority of the meetings between Intelligence Committee
members are closed to the public. Open hearings are only held when a member
requests a public hearing for some reason. And, as with all public hearings,
usually only those with an interest in participation attend. Other,
non-attending, members simply read the transcripts of those hearings later.

Stewart