How many jobs can one politician do?

Political reporter Pat Crowley writes today that Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller is taking heat for holding two jobs: state treasurer and chair of the state Democratic Party as several hot, statewide races are being fought.

The sniping came from Steve Robertson, the Republican Party state chair, so it's easy to write this off as the typical back-and-forth of politics.

But consider that one of the two state treasurer candidates, Republican Melinda Wheeler, is running for office on the idea of abolishing the position. The duties are slim and can be readily handled by existing departments, she maintains, and there is considerable basis for that view. (Miller can't run for another term. Democrat L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach, opposes Wheeler.)

Logic tells you that if being state treasurer really is a full-time job, there is no way Miller has time to lead the state Democratic Party during a hot election season. Of course, if being in Congress is a full-time job, how can all these candidates have time to run for President?

Maybe it proves once again that there's only a scant connection between jobs in politics and the jobs the rest of us get paid to do.