Is It Just Me?

Why is it that the presidential candidates that currently work for the government can ignore their current jobs and run around the country campaigning all the time, and still get paid? Don’t they have more important work to do as senators, congressmen, and governors? How many votes have they missed during these crucial times? Can you imagine telling your boss that you will be taking some time off, about a year or more, just to go around the country trying to promote yourself so that you possibly might get another job? Oh, and you still expect to be paid for your current job while you’re gone. Would this ever happen in the real world? Why can politicians get away with it? Oh, and by the way, remember that WE are paying them with OUR tax dollars.