Obama quit his job as Senator to run for POTUS. He just didn't resign from the office -- he quit while still pulling down the paycheck.
It strikes me as more honorable to resign from office, stop taking taxpayer money, and run full time rather than stay in office, take the taxpayer paycheck, and totally ignore the duties of your office.
But you can’t compare Dems and Republicans. The press gives the Dems a free pass on everything! If any of these people - Robert Byrd, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Chris Dodd, Ted Kennedy - had been Republicans, do you think they would still have power and influence? The media would have crucified them!
It doesn’t matter what conservatives think about SP. The media has done a successful hatchet job on her, and her quitting just gives them more ammunition. I don’t think the American people will change their minds on this. The press won’t let them. It’s as simple as that. If Freepers want to hold out hope, that’s fine, but I don’t think SP is coming back.
“Obama quit his job as Senator to run for POTUS. He just didn’t resign from the office — he quit while still pulling down the paycheck.”
He did the same thing as senator in Illinois.