Where is Dan Burton?

Republican Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5th) is not representative in Congress. Thank goodness! Burton has one of the worst attendance records in the House of Representatives. It has gotten so bad that his poor attendance has come to the attention of a golfing magazine. Here are some excerpts from World Golf:

.....Nonetheless, people still work to get elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, because they care. They care about the public, and about being a legislator of the strongest nation on Earth. All they really care about is serving the people, and they would never betray their trust.
Unless they get a chance to play in a really cool golf tournament. Then to hell with everyone.
Such is the case of Dan Burton, a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Seems Burton, while loving the perks of the job, isn't much for the job itself, especially with amazing golf opportunities continuously popping up.
According to IndyStar.com, Burton skipped 19 House votes, including measures to reduce college costs and cut oil industry tax breaks, so he could play in a golf tournament last month in Palm Springs, Calif. Burton also missed hearings on Iraq and North Korea so he could play in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with big-time celebrities like Ray Romano....
...Federal law requires docking lawmakers' $165,200 salary if they're absent without sufficient reason. Of course, that law has never been enforced, and it's extraordinarily doubtful they'll enforce it on Burton. After all, there are plenty of guys in Congress sporting minuscule handicaps. Do you think their game got that good by serving those that pay their salaries?
So in a nation where political figures are treated with oligarchical reverence, Burton will continue to make his living off the American taxpayer, while looking for any opportunity to get on the golf course, key congressional votes be damned.
In the end, Burton's love of golf and his general feeling of malaise toward his job could hurt him in his re-election efforts. At very least, however, there's this: Burton hasn't blamed his love of golf on alcohol abuse. At least not yet.

When you go visit Burton's webpage, notice his suntan. He must be spending too much time on sunny golf courses instead of the halls of Congress. Check out additional information on Burton's voting record at the Washington Post. If Burton would rather golf than work, he should resign his office. The people of his district need a fulltime member of Congress.