Posted on 06/24/2009 5:26:19 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
You are completely correct, except in this case he is the Govenor of State, and his responsibility is to transfer power BEFORE he leaves the COUNTRY!
Seriously wth is wrong with these people...I just don’t get the outrageous level of stupidity when it comes to people flushing their careers down the toilet.
It is bizarre...
I’m betting he took a few days off to serve a mandatory DUI sentence. At least that is the rumor I’m starting.
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No, you’re thinking “Santelli”
Andre Bauer isn’t a rodent, but he is quite erratic and I wouldn’t trust him. He isn’t pro-Sanford (Lt Govs run separate from Governor in SC).
You said — “... this is just stupidity on his part.”
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Yes..., and definitely *not* the mark of a Presidential Candidate. It’s these kinds of things that cause many in the public to eliminate candidates, in their minds and cause them to refuse to vote for someone.
It’s up to the voting public in South Carolina as to whether they care for their governor. But, it’s up to me, in voting for a Presidential Candidate as to whether I care...
Irresponsible? You are buying the MSM spin hook, line, and sinker. Can’t he take a vacation by himself?
Had there been an emergency and no one could locate the Gov his 2nd would have had to step up and take control until he was located. It really isn’t that complicated. By the way I thinl the Lt Gov is a Republican..
Well actually as the CEO of a state he is a contracted responsibility in case of emergencies, etc...it doesn’t look like he followed the proper protocol, etc...after all this is hurricane season, etc and if there were a state emergency the LT General wasn’t even information etc...at least that is what they are saying.
As an elected Governor unfortunately you give up some of these freedoms.
shock! hooror! ennui!
It was father’s day weekend, for Pete’s sake.
Do “what” stuff ? All you’re hearing is media propaganda against him. We don’t know the facts, and I certainly don’t trust the media to report them. Wait until you’ve heard from the source before passing judgment.
Well, something stinks here. Big time.
You are a good egg, I swear. If I ever run for anything, I’d want you for my press secretary.
But you have to admit, that this was NOT COOL.
Now picture how Couric, Gibson, Matthews, and all the usual suspects went after Palin over seemingly nothing. I want you to picture what they would do with Gov. Sanford over THIS!
Then tell me we can blame the MSM because he isn’t “viable.”
I’m afraid the man, by his own hand, tossed his political future out the window.
I don’t know that he left the country and niether do you.
Isn’t that enough. And who is to say that the wife didn’t know? She could have been told to give the response she did to give him some privacy. She wasn’t concerned at all.
The story he gave the State was that he planned it for a week, starting when he left last Thursday, but he came back at least a day early because of the discovery/brouhaha.
FOXNews.com
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has just returned from a week-long trip to Argentina, The State newspaper reports, even though his staff claimed the disappearing governor was hiking on the Appalachian Trail a few hours away from the state capital.
Sanford's unknown whereabouts had fueled speculation in South Carolina since he left town Thursday. Even his lieutenant governor was unable to figure out where Sanford had wandered off to.
An explanation came Monday from the governor's staff -- he was hiking the Appalachian Trail to "clear his head," a spokesman said. Spokesman Joel Sawyer released a second statement Tuesday saying Sanford called his chief of staff to "check in" and would be returning home early due to the hubbub surrounding his absence.
As it turns out, Sanford was nowhere near the Appalachian Trail. He was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, thousands of miles away in South America.
"I wanted to do something exotic," Sanford told The State. "It's a great city."
It appears there was a sliver of truth to Sawyer's explanation. Sanford said he had considered hiking the Appalachian Trail, and told his staff he might do so, before bailing for South America.
But he said he didn't know why his staff provided that explanation to the media and that he couldn't figure out why his disappearance drew so much attention.
South Carolina critics were steamed that Sanford would leave without telling key people, like Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer. He also apparently was unreachable by phone, raising questions about who would have been in charge if an executive's decision were needed.
The state constitution says the lieutenant governor can make such decisions in the case of an emergency.
But Carol Fowler, South Carolina Democratic Party chairwoman, said that since the constitution does not define emergency, a tornado or prison problem or some other issue could have triggered a "constitutional crisis" about who wields authority in his absence.
"The governor just abandoned his job," she told FOXNews.com Tuesday, when the governor was still thought to have been hiking.
Sanford said he set off for South America to clear his head after a difficult legislative session.
Just curious. Who was your primary candidate last time around?
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