[wildandcrazyrussian]

I'd like to know WHY he still has it. They forced Dole to resign while running. 70 posted on 09/23/2004 2:47:43 AM EDT by ApplegateRanch
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Actually, it is not required by the Constitution or any law that one resign from anything to run for President (although there MIGHT be a prohibition if one were active-duty military, a non-citizen, or not a registered voter, etc). The entire point was that Senator Dole was so faithful to the Republican Party being its standard-bearer that he resigned from the Senate AND from the post of Majority Leader to take on the presidential race -- as an object lesson to the nation of what loyalty and duty means.

[ApplegateRanch]

I agree with what you say about Senator Dole; but, I would swear I remember, and my wife does too, the Democrats making a lot of noise about it 'not showing serious intent' and that running as a full time candidate would be an abrogation of his Senate duties.

I KNOW they don't want to bring up anything about Kerry's abrogation of Senate duties, since abrogating is all he's spent twenty years doing.

I just saw it as a goose/gander issue; one of many.

IIdon'tRC, then I'll start looking around for a memory transplant.