You have got to be kidding.
By that point, Dole had been serving in Congress for thirty six years. He had served in both houses ; he had been Minority and Majority Leader of the Senate.
At his age, he wasn't going to run for re-election to the Senate anyway, so he wanted to devote all that he had for one last shot at the Presidency.
If you really think that that is a valid comparison, you're delusional.
Well, there are 2 similar but clearly different arguments regarding Palin’s resigning.
One is the moral argument. That’s the argument that simply states that quitting is bad. No one called Dole a quitter when he resigned. Most people here are using the moral argument against Palin. But they have never tried to speak of morality when comparing Palins resigning with Doles resigning.
The other is the experience argument. You’re saying, and other people are saying, that it’s alright to be a “quitter” when you have enough experience.
I do understand the argument that says that Palin may not have enough experience if she doesn’t finish her term. But it’s a different argument than the one that simply calls her a “quitter”. There is no moral difference between Palin resigning and Dole resigning or someone resigning to join a Presidential administration.
If someone said “Palin is short on experience, and resigning didn’t help things.” I could at least understand that argument.