MT: Burns to lazy to be Senator...anymore?

On Rice's confirmation: Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., didn't vote at all.

But Burns issued a statement Wednesday saying he supported her confirmation, adding: "She has served our country well in the past, and her great intellect and sound judgment will lend themselves well in her new position as secretary of state."

A spokesman for Burns said he missed the vote because there was no question that Rice would be confirmed by a wide margin and he was traveling to a conference on Senate business.

Apparently, confirming 4th in line to be president is just too much for the Senator.