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“OK, that’s a pretty dumb post right there. Perry taking a public paycheck to be a full time governor and Perry running for president, a full time responsibility. “

As a Texan, I can tell you that’s full of beans. Unlike the Fox contract, which forbids the conflict of interest, there is nothing in the Texas constitution forbidding a sitting Governor running for President. that’s how G W Bush did it in 2000. Perry wisely focussed on the lege session and only after it was over did he focus on his decision to run (as happened with Mitch Daniels, who decided not to run). Perry wisely is keeping tabs on his duties as governor and is attending to them as need be, as he did wrt Texas wildfires.

Moreover, Rep Bachmann, Rep Paul, Huckabee, Rep Hunter, Rep Tancredo, McCain, GWBush, GHWBush in 1988, Dole, Obama, Clinton, Biden, Kennedy, Kerry, etc. in other words 80% of candidates running for President, and most previous Presidents - ALSO RAN WHILE HOLDING ANOTHER OFFICE.
So now everyone who actually is holding down a job while running is unethical? We can only our top job from the ranks of the unemployed / media-employed? that’s a pretty dumb POV.

I'll tell you what is unethical. Perry taking a public paycheck to be a full time governor and Perry running for president, which is a full time responsibility.

OK, that’s a pretty dumb post right there.

No it isn't, your response is dumb.

Unlike the Fox contract, which forbids the conflict of interest,

Palin hasn't announced yet and Fox is free to release Palin when they see a conflict of interest. Both parties to the contract don't seem to have a problem with it at this point. Yet you, a person who is not a party to the contract, seem to have a problem. That's dumb.

Just because one (or many politicians) does something, doesn't make it right. That's exactly the kind of thing we should be trying to change.

So now everyone who actually is holding down a job while running is unethical? We can only our top job from the ranks of the unemployed / media-employed? that’s a pretty dumb POV.

Anybody running for president, campaigning across the country while holding down another job certainly is acting unethical.

I've had Bachmann supporters agree with me when I point out that Bachmann (who I happen to like) has missed many votes.

I've had Perry supporters agree with me when I point out that the Texas fires versus the debate situation is only one of many conflicts that will arise if Perry doesn't resign.

I even said in one post that Palin, who I also happen to like, should have temporarily turned over her duties as governor, when she was picked for two months to run for VP.

Yet you can't seem to get up the fortitude to objectively criticize your guy on such a basic principle of ethics.

Here's another one. Perry promised not to run for president when he ran for governor in 2010. Perry has now broken that promise just one short year later. That's also unethical. Are you now going to defend that dumb idea too? Are you now going to start smearing folks who simply point that out?