State government needs to know the chain of command in an emergency and right now it looks like the state did not know that the governor had totally removed himself for a secret vacation off grid with his phone turned off.
That pretty much sums it up. I can't believe people are defending him. It defies all logic. What he did was completely irresponsible.
I don't care if his wife and his staff knew where he was (which yet isn't clear). He has obligations to officials in the state for which he may have to be reached to fulfill. It's clear that people who needed to be able to reach him were unable. For that, there's no excuse.
“State government needs to know the chain of command in an emergency”
Don’t care if the state needs to know the chain of command. It was real easy in the military - PFC trumps private; lance corporal is above PFC; Corporal is above Lance corporal, etc., etc.
If the state can’t figure out the chain of command, I don’t care.
I don’t need the state to eat, find water, fish, hunt, pay my debts, shoot thieves, call my wife, run the dog or say hello to my neighbor.
I don’t care why my governor disappeared.
BTW, will you tell us what state you reside in, or must I hire a detective?
In this case, the Lt. Governor appears to be mentally incapacited because he isn't even aware that he's the logical goto guy if a governor's pen is needed and the governor is unavailable to push it. He's also stupid enough to let the whole world know he's a helpless idiot who needs his hand held if he doesn't get a tweet or call every five minutes:
Lt. Gov. : [tweet]"Where r u @?"
Gov. : "I'm surrounded by trees."
Lt. Gov. "Al Gore and his ecoterrorists are there too?"
Gov. "No, these are nice trees. But I think I just walked through poison ivy"
Lt. Gov. : "What should I do?"
Gov. : "Um, nothing. You're not the one who just stepped into poison ivy."
Lt. Gov. : "No, I mean what should I do while you are gone?"
Gov. : "Is there some kind of emergency? Anything that needs to be done right now that you can't handle?"
Lt. Gov. : "I dunno. I thought you would tell me. I'm bored."
Gov.: "If you see nothing that needs to be done why are you calling me? I'm a governor not an entertainer."
Lt. Gov. : "Shouldn't I call for help?"
Gov. : "Why? What's wrong, aside from the fact you're bored?"
Lt. Gov. : "Nothing's wrong. I mean, everything's wrong. You just said you stepped in poison ivy and you are not here and it's the end of the world according to the press."
Gov: "I don't need help with poison ivy. Have you been eating those brownies the democrats left in the fridge again?"
Lt. Gov. : "I need to know what to do without you! We are all lost without you! Please come back!"
Gov. "Who is 'we?' Nobody's there, the legislative session is over, for crying out loud."
Lt. Gov. : "The press is here..."
Gov : "Is that all? You're lonely so you are hanging out with presstitutes?"
Lt. Gov. : "Well... they aren't known for deep penetration."
Gov. : "So what do you want me to do, cut my break short and babysit you and the media trolls?"
Lt. Gov. : "well... I... uh...they keep askin' where you are, uh, they say uh, I mean we need to know, uh, where, uh,... you are..."
Gov. : "You sound like you're reading Obama's teleprompter."
Lt. Gov. : "Uh, well, actually, I am reading Obama's teleprompter."
Gov. : "Tell them I am by the maple between two elms, just north of a small meadow. Tell them if the start at the south end of the trail and head north they can't miss me. Also, ask 'em where the other 49 governors are right now, as if anyone cares."
Lt. Gov. : "And then what?"
Gov. : "And then go home. Take your wife out or something. You can't think of some other way to entertain yourself for a few days without getting in bed with presstitutes?"
Lt. Gov. : "Well, they called me up and pressured me..."
Gov. : " Have you ever considered taking up another less dangerous hobby?"
Lt. Gov. : "Such as?"
Gov. : "Such as taking a hike?"