A country (or a state) needs day-to-day leadership, but what it DOESN'T need is a bunch of day-to-day spenders!
Which is why a governor shouldn't be traveling the country for 14 months campaigning for president, while not supplying "day-to-day leadership" back in his state, and while receiving a full time pay check.
I would also add that given the high level of "mandatory" spending that we have in Washington that we do need a full time congress in Washington, to defund those high levels of mandatory spending.
I don’t live in Texas, so I don’t know - but I would think that as long as he has been Governor of Texas, he is able to lead the state while doing what he is doing. I’m sure he has people in place - that’s the whole thing about leadership - is the ability to do that. I’m sure if a crisis were to arise in Texas, he would be right there.
I disagree about the need for a full-time congress - the less they are there, the better it is for us.
Perry makes a good comment about the 10th amendment and the defunding of the centralized, socialized federal government, followed by Santorum being called on the carpet about his vote for the socialized Precription Drug Benefit.
I would also add that given the high level of “mandatory” spending that we have in Washington that we do need a full time congress in Washington, to defund those high levels of mandatory spending.
Go to a bi-annual budget and then a couple months every two years is plenty of time to develope and approve a working budget. You don’t need day to day meddling by congress critters if they have compentent heads install in the various departments/agencies.