Try not to look too far ahead, but keep your eyes on the future.

Should John Kerry resign? Not from the campaign but from the Senate. Campaigning is not easy but he has spent well too much time away from his daytime job. This is not a partisan view but someone who can't understand why there is such a double standard.

My thoughts are this: If you and I were running for a political position that involved us being away from our job for great lengths of time and impeded the job we were doing we would be fired or asked to resign. Right?

So how come politicians don't? I'm not just talking about Kerry. Bush should have resigned his governorship if he couldn't be there to take care of his constituents. I know Bob Dole resigned to run for president in 1996. I don't believe Gore should resign because his constituents was the whole nation who he was visiting while campaigning, though Lieberman should have resigned.

I think that these politicians who campaign far away from their constituents and far away from their jobs should resign. Is it fair to Massachusetts residents that their Senator has been gone for 6 months and his voting record is spotty at best in that time period. Kerry has missed many votes that would have helped his statement or at least given voice to their needs.

Case in point:

2 days there was a measure to help extend federal unemployment benefits for 13 weeks. The measure failed by 1 vote. Guess who was the only Senator not to vote. Is it right that he is doing his thing and ignoring his employers, the people of Massachusetts?

Like I said, all these politicians running for a different office should resign if they know they won't be available to do their job. THis is not a partisan issue. If John McCain was running for President and was ignoring his responsibilities toward Arizona I'd be saying the same thing.