[Sonny M]

How come Kerry, as well as Lieberman before him, was never forced to resign from the senate the way Dole was when he ran? I don't mind Lieberman in there, but I wished Kerry had been forced to leave when he ran for president, so we wouldn't have to see his mug anymore.

Dole was not forced to give up his seat or leadership position. He chose to, it was the honorable thing to do. Dole was campaigning and it was hard for him to also be majority leader at the same time. He gave up the leadership post, but also gave up the senate seat because he had integrity for the institution and for the country.

I know you certainly don't think Kerry has any of those traits, so the question itself is moot. Liebermans case may be worse, he actually ran for the senate at the same time as running for VP, its pretty clear he really was hedging in case Gore lost.

[jackieaxe]

to gop_gene who wrote:

How come Kerry, as well as Lieberman before him, was never forced to resign from the senate the way Dole was when he ran? I don't mind Lieberman in there, but I wished Kerry had been forced to leave when he ran for president, so we wouldn't have to see his mug anymore.

Well, gop_gen, he did quit his job when he ran. When he was snow board ing in Aspen, or Windsurfing with those "normal guys" on Nantucket, the Senate was in session. He just stopped showing. And our treasonous press played it as a "well deserved vacation" never mentioning he was absent from his job. Also, when he selected John Edwards for his running-mate, John Edwards stopped showing up too.