Irresponsible? You are buying the MSM spin hook, line, and sinker. Can’t he take a vacation by himself?
Not like this, no.
When a responsible state official (the highest official in the state) takes a vacation, they issue a press release. For the taxpaying public. In it, it indicates that they will be away, a duration of time, and a the proper chain of authority in his absence. It also mentions whether family is going or not.
What he did, essentially, is tie a knapsack to a long stick (like they did in the Little Rascals!) and run away from home....bug out.
That might be okay for you and me, when we are fed up. But it is reprehensible conduct for a governor. And whether conservative or liberal, I refuse to make excuses for it.
Because there are NO excuses for his conduct.
Most people find the idea of a married person going on vacation without their spouse for a week a little odd,unless it is part of some known,organized activity the spouse doesn't want to join, such as climbing a mountain.
At the very least such vacations open one to temptation and speculation.