Cheney presiding over the senate?

[Norbert]

I found this on the message board of another website, of members of the senate who presided over the senate in the last three years and 9 months. they are as follows:

From 2001

January 30 - Enzi
February 6 - Chafee
February 13 - Chafee
February 27 - Allen
March 6 - Burns
March 13 - Reid
March 20 - DeWine
March 27 - Chafee
April 3 - Smith
April 24 - Chafee
May 1 - Chafee
May 8 - Chafee
May 15 - Frist
May 22 - Chafee
June 5 - Enzi
June 12 - Byrd
June 19 - Carper
June 26 - Bayh
July 10 - Nelson
July 17 - Clinton
July 24 - Byrd
July 31 - Stabenaw
September 25 - Wellstone
October 2 - Clinton
October 9 - Clinton
October 16 - Edwards!!!!!
October 23- Byrd
October 30 - Bingaman
November 13 - Murray
November 27 - Jeffords
December 4 - Stabenaw
December 11 - Carnahan
December 18 - Nelson

2002

Tue 1/29 - Nelson
Tue 2/5 - Kohl
Tue 2/12 - Stabenow
Tue 2/26 - Landrieu
Tue 3/5 - Edwards
Tue 3/12 - Landrieu
Tue 3/19 - Miller
Tue 4/9 - Cleland
Tue 4/16 - Reed
Tue 4/23 - Wellstone
Tue 4/30 - Nelson
Tue 5/7 - Miller
Tue 5/14 - Cleland
Tue 5/21 - Nelson
Tue 6/4 - Durbin
Tue 6/11 - Corzine
Tue 6/18 - Dayton
Tue 6/25 - Landrieu
Tue 7/9 - Reed
Tue 7/16 - Corzine
Tue 7/23 - Reed
Tue 7/30 - Clinton
Tue 9/3 - Reed
Tue 9/10 - Corzine
Tue 9/17 - Reid
Tue 9/24 - Stabenow
Tue 10/1 - Miller
Tue 10/8 - Miller
Tue 10/15 - Reid
Tue 11/12 - CHENEY! -- WE HAVE A WINNER!
Tue 11/19 - Barkley (MN)

2003

Jan 7 *Cheney*
Jan 14 Stevens
Jan 22 Stevens
Jan 28 Stevens
Feb 4 Stevens
Feb 11 Stevens
Feb 25 Stevens
Mar 4 Stevens
Mar 11 Stevens
Mar 18 Stevens
Mar 25 Stevens
Apr 1 Stevens
Apr 8 Stevens
Apr 29 Stevens
May 6 Talent
May 13 Ensign
May 20 Alexander
June 3 Stevens
June 10 Stevens
June 18 Murkowski
June 24 Coleman
July 8 Stevens
July 15 Stevens
July 22 Chaffee
July 29 Stevens
Sept 2 Stevens
Sept 9 Stevens
Sept 16 Stevens
Sept 23 Stevens
Sept 30 Sununu
Oct 21 Stevens
Oct 28 Stevens
Nov 4 Stevens
Nov 11 Warner
Nov 18 Stevens
Dec 9 Stevens

2004

1/20 - Stevens
1/27 - Enzi
2/3 - Stevens
2/10 - Stevens
3/2 - Stevens
3/9 - Hagel
3/16 - Sununu
3/23 - Stevens
3/30 - Ensign
4/6 - Cornyn
4/20 - Stevens
4/27 - Chambliss
5/4 - Stevens
5/11 - Stevens
5/18 - Stevens
6/1 - Stevens
6/8 - Hutchinson
6/15 - Stevens
6/22 - Allard
7/6 - Burns
7/13 - Stevens
7/20 - Enzi
9/7 - Stevens
9/14 - Chafee
9/21 - Enzi
9/28 - Stevens
10/05 - Stevens


Notice that not only has John Edwards, the one cheney called on the carpet for absenteeism, presided over the senate as many times as cheney, Hillary beat him 3 times to two.

Ouch!

This may be nothing because I don't have a link available for this. I also don't have a clue about how many times recent vice presidents presided over the senate. I thought I would post this because it may be of some interest and who knows, we could be on to something.

On edit: Thanks to fellow DU poster nostamj, this is from a DU blog that was posted yesterday

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

1. Cheney too busy being president of the United States ...

... to be president of the Senate. In fact, in 2005, Lurch promises to deputize a less hard-working member of the administration to preside in the Senate: George W. Bush

[livetohike]

2. Well, I guess it's hard to preside over the Senate

from an Undisclosed Location! Cheney is an idiot - but one who speaks better than Bush.

Too bad there is no link for this. It should be sent to all the major news media.

[ladybugg33]

3. Kerry can use this information in the next two debates.

It's only then will many people be able to get this information since they only listen to FOX news, Rush Limbaugh, and RW talk radio.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi ladybugg33!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[nostamj]

4. a link for this was posted yesterday

it was in the DU blog on the homepage and may still be there...

[Norbert]

5. Thanks

[JohnnyRingo]

6. Geraldine Ferraro said last night that Big Dick meets every Tues.....

....with Senate Republicans to discuss strategy.
She also pointed out that John Edwards and other Dems are not invited. (She was a guest on Hannity and Colmes)

Cheney considers this his "duty" as president over the senate.