Congressman Misses 19 House Votes to Play Golf

And you wonder why we have government that is inept and corrupt:

A golf-crazy congressman recently missed an entire week's worth of House votes in order to play in a charity golf game, according to a story in this morning's edition of Roll Call. The report shows that the work stoppage was one in a long string of instances in which Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) chose the links over legislating.

Ben Pershing writes in today's 'Heard on the Hill' column that Burton missed 19 House votes over four days in order to play in a 'Pro-Am' charity golf game. The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in Palm Springs, CA, was played on four golf courses over four days.