Comments for Boustany: 'no show, no pay' at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.theind.com Tue, 21 May 2013 11:43:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27040 Leslie, Landry says he is a veteran. What branch of the military was he in and for how long? Thanks - Michael A. Moss Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:38:54 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27036 Thank you, Leslie. I did not see the Advocate article. I saw only the Times Picayune. But that does clear it up. They are two different stats. That is all I was curious about. What Landry camp disputes or doesn't dispute is of no concern to me. Again, thanks for the clarification. - Nicholas Bouterie Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:30:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27035 Nicholas, to my knowledge, Landry has not disputed the 10 percent. And you are wrong about The Advocate. It cited House voting records, noting that Landry missed 6.5 percent of all of his votes (the highest percentage of the state's delegation) and 10 percent of House votes. From The Advocate: Landry has missed more than 10 percent of the House votes — 48 missed votes through Wednesday — in 2012 compared to Boustany only missing four votes, or less than 1 percent, according to House voting records. However, during their full congressional careers, the margins are closer. Landry has missed 6.5 percent of all his votes — still the highest percentage of the Louisiana delegation — compared to Boustany missing 2.7 percent. Boustany has said he missed a lot of votes in 2009 while assisting his dying father. Here's a link to the rest of the story: http://theadvocate.com/news/3324490-123/boustany-says-dock-pay-for - Leslie Turk Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:31:21 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27033 Oh...and I hope Rep. Boustany's bill passes. It's a good one. John McCain and Barack Obama would have received a huge cut for 2008, since they both missed around 89%+ in the 2nd and 3rd Quarters before the Presidential election. Vegas odd on this thing passing, though? Better chance the Cleveland Browns win the Super Bowl this season. - Nicholas Bouterie Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:10:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27032 I'm not the one who threw out a stat. The Lafayette Independent and Times Picayune did. The T-P cited their source, the IND did not. Maybe they're two completely different statistics, which is why the numbers are different. Maybe they're not. Seems it would be about jounalistic integrity, making sure people who throw out numbers are accurate in their reporting. - Nicholas Bouterie Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:06:06 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27031 Nicholas, what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? It's about missing votes, period!! No Vote, No Pay. Landry is just a little boy who loves attention!! - Michael A. Moss Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:11:14 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27029 Never said I disagreed with the legislation. Just curious about the difference in numbers. - Nicholas Bouterie Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:18:38 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27023 The article is not about percentages. It's about not getting paid if they don't vote. And my friend, I agree with DAT!!!!! - Michael A. Moss Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:44:37 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/10933-boustany-no-show-no-pay#comment-27020 The IND says Rep. Landry has missed "over 10 percent of all roll call House votes". However, Time Picayune has a chart on their article, showing 6%. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/07/rep_charles_boustany_urges_pen.html Why the difference in numbers? Are the two publications citing two different statistics, or is it the same stat, but one is not accurate? - Nicholas Bouterie Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:32:31 +0100