I want to shed some "lyte" on vacations. South Carolina's governor, Mark Sanford (R), went AWOL. He took off for a break after a contentious legislative session where he attempted to refuse stimulus money, only to be overridden by his congress. No one, including his wife and staff, had any idea where he was.
As the media speculation mounted, his staff said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. Only problem with that story was there was a government vehicle found at an airport, not a trailhead. Now, the missing governor has returned and claims he was in Argentina.
Yes, I said Argentina. He claims he thought about going hiking, but decided to go somewhere "exotic". Argentinean officials would not confirm the story, citing privacy laws. The Governor said he drove along the coast of a "beautiful city".
The problems with this story? One, it is winter in Argentina. Two, there is only one coastal road you can drive in Argentina and it is only 2 miles long. So he must have driven up and down that road....a lot.
I have a sneaking suspicion that there is more to this story. Sanford will be having a news conference this afternoon. I can't wait to hear more.
UPDATE
The South Carolina governor and possible presidential candidate, Mark Sanford (R) admitted to an extramarital affair. I liked to be shocked, but I'm not. The obviously lame story, his wife's lack of concern over his whereabouts on Father's Day weekend, the scrambling of his staff, all pointed to some off-the-record nooky. He met the woman online and the relationship gradually progressed to a physical one over the past year. The governor's wife, Jenny, knew of the affair for the past five months. Wow, this makes two prominent Republican presidential hopefuls that have flamed out over affairs in the last week. Stay tuned, they say trouble comes in threes.
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