[cripplecreek]

He’s a big boy.

[Vinnie]

He flew to Juneau to discuss who was going to be on the top of the 2012 ticket.

[doodad]

I knew it was questionable when they said he was in Atlanta. Getting to the AT from Columbia does not require going through Atlanta. Going to the airport does though.

[Daisyjane69]

Now my tinfoil hat wearing friend gets his 15 seconds in the sun. He sent me this earlier tonight:

http://216.221.102.26/blogger/post/SC-Governor-iswas-serious-about-suceeding-from-US.aspx

oh boy....

[4yearlurker]

I would guess like so many men before him,this guy was thinking with the wrong head and went astray. So long Gov’ner.

[mcjordansc]

Sanford, in an exclusive interview with The State Media Company, said he decided at the last minute to go to the South American country to recharge after a difficult legislative session in which he battled with lawmakers over how to spend federal stimulus money.

Sanford said he had considered hiking on the Appalachian Trail, an activity he said he has enjoyed since he was a high school student.

"But I said 'no' I wanted to do something exotic," Sanford said "... It's a great city."

Sanford, in a brief interview in the nation's busiest airport, said he has been to the city twice before, most recently about a year and half ago during a Commerce Department trip.

Sanford said he was alone on the trip. He declined to give any additional details about what he did other than to say he drove along the coastline.

Sanford, who was wearing a blue and white button down shirt and brown denim pants, said he left for Buenos Aires on Thursday night from Columbia International Airport and had originally planned to come back tomorrow.

Media reports said a SLED SUV the governor drove that night was spotted in the airport's parking lot.

The governor said he cut his trip short after his chief of staff, Scott English, told him his trip was gaining a lot of media attention and he needed to come back.

When asked why his staff said he was on the Appalachian Trail, Sanford replied, "I don't know."

Sanford later said "in fairness to his staff," he had told them he might go hiking on the Appalachian Trial.

Sanford said he decided not to return via the Columbia airport to avoid the media. The State Media Company was the only media who greeted Sanford this morning.

"I don't know how this thing got blown out of proportion," Sanford said.

From The State Newspaper

[Hacklehead]

Maybe he went to a day spa and was brainwashed for a week to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Hey, it's happened before.

[anniegetyourgun]

Maybe he’s CIA!

[mikey_hates_everything]

Yes, he shouldn’t be doing these things. He should only stay within his political cocoon and class and remain out-of-touch with the electorate. /s

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

It looks like it was politics that backfired on those that want Sanford's position.

Also...notice that since it failed in smearing Sanford it is no longer all over the MSM news.

Read this article.

[rawhide]

I curious to know how a reporter ‘found’ him at the Atlanta airport? Was the reporter tipped off by obama? After all, the US government knows who is coming into the US before they arrive. Tin-foil alert!!!

[rawhide]

South Carolina has some strange politicians, Sanford being one, and that boy-man senator Lindsey Graham.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

From the article I just posted...

Revised Top 10 List: The Next Republican President

1. Mitt Romney

2. Tim Pawlenty

3. John Thune

4. Mark Sanford (up a notch after his “disappearing” act)

5. Mike Huckabee

6. Bobby Jindal

7. Sarah Palin

8. Newt Gingrich

9. Haley Barbour (enters the list after “meetings” with consultants in D.C. this week)

10. Mitch Daniels (enters despite saying “no way”—too many drafters saying “yes”)

Longshot: Hunstman returns from China

I say Barbour/Gingrich. Barbour would take the south hands down.

[massmike]

Sanford admits he never hiked!
............................

And Clinton swore he never inhaled....or had sex with “that woman”.....

[I Hate Obama]

Maybe he went to visit aliens like I think Roosevelt? It might have been Eisenhower.

[P-Marlowe]

I’d have to say that Mark Sanford’s presidential aspirations took a hike as well.

[surfer]

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...

[novemberslady]

:]

[Puddleglum]

shock! hooror! ennui!

It was father’s day weekend, for Pete’s sake.

[ArtyFO]

OK admit it. Governor Horseface was cruisin for young boys.