Sometimes I wonder just how some people ever get enough brain power to get elected to office.  I suppose you’ve hear by now that no one seems to know the whereabouts of South Carolina’s Governor Mark Sanford.  He left his office last Thursday and hasn’t been heard from since.  His wife and kids do not know, the security personnel  do know, even Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer does not know of his Gov. Sanford’s whereabouts.  Everyone thinks he may have gone hiking, though he seem to miss Father’s Day with his family.  And only the lieutenant governor seems to be worried that the man is missing.  The governor of the state is the highest authority for that state and is the only person who can enact emergency powers and such in the state (yes, the lieutenant governor can act in his stead but only if it is clear that the governor himself is incapacitated).  The governor also turned off his phones.  And he does this frequently.  I’m sorry, but the man by his taking the office is never off-duty and is required to be in contact at all times.  Even I am on call whenever I not at work and I am no where near as important as he.

And this is the same guy that refused to take stimulus money and was willing to let his state go into financial ruin.

UPDATE – 06/24/2009 11 AM:  It seems that he was hiking, but in another country.  Gov. Mark Sanford returned today (Wednesday) from Argentina! He decided that he wanted to go somewhere exotic and didn’t tell his wife, his family, his aides, his security personnel, and the lieutenant governor! If I was his wife he would have a lot “splaining” to do and may find himself sleeping in the dog house. If I were the voters in South Carolina I’d be asking for a new governor.

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