Gov. Mark Sanford goes crazy, disappears

[DGuller]

In reality he is "vacationing" at his Crimean dacha.

[Caliga]

Yeah, I expect he'll be resigning or something.

More likely "something" than resigning. 

Up your nose with a rubber hose, Mister Kotter 

[Malthus]

I'm assuming this story is politico-speak for "going on a muli-day bender with booze, coke and whores".* 


*Perfect way to celebrate Father's Day. Not just a Hallmark holiday!

[Caliga]

I'm assuming this story is politico-speak for "going on a muli-day bender with booze, coke and whores".* 

Unpossible, as politicians never do shit like that. 

[Malthus]

I'm assuming this story is politico-speak for "going on a muli-day bender with booze, coke and whores".* 

Unpossible, as politicians never do shit like that. 

Of course not.

They "go hiking on the Appalachian Trail". 

[Caliga]

I went hiking on the Appalachian Trail several times, but I failed to get drunk and/or laid. 

[Malthus]

I went hiking on the Appalachian Trail several times, but I failed to get drunk and/or laid. 

Yeah but you went hiking, not "hiking". 

[alfred russel]

What as soon as you become Governor of a State you cannot just wander off and go hiking for a week or so?

Correct.  As a governor, you have responsibilities.  You cannot just wander off (though I don't believe for a second that the announced story is true, and wonder just what Sanford was really up to).

It probably isn't coincidental that he disappeared right after the SC legislature overrode all 10 of his vetoes (one of them 144-7!).

According to Wikipedia, he should be used to that by now:

Sanford sometimes had a contentious relationship with the South Carolina General Assembly, even though it is controlled by his party. The Republican-led SC House of Representatives overrode 105 of Sanford's 106 budget vetoes on May 26, 2004.[9] The following day, Sanford brought live pigs into the House chamber as a visual protest against "pork projects".

[DGuller]

The following day, Sanford brought live pigs into the House chamber as a visual protest against "pork projects".

How degrading for pigs.

[Neil]

Why is this such a big deal?  So the guy has gone out of pocket for awhile.  Supposedly he does this fairly often.

Is it even safe to go into the wilderness alone, never mind without people knowing where you are?

Of course it is.  The question is, should he have done this?  Given that he's the chief executive of a government, and has all kinds of responsibilities, clearly the answer is:  No.

[Barrister]

Why is this such a big deal?  So the guy has gone out of pocket for awhile.  Supposedly he does this fairly often.

Is it even safe to go into the wilderness alone, never mind without people knowing where you are? Could we end up with a search party combing the southern section of the appalachian trail for a week to find the SC governor who broke his ankle.

The wilderness?  No, not safe.

Anywhere in the eastern US however...

[Caliga]

The wilderness?  No, not safe.

Anywhere in the eastern US however...

There's plenty of wilderness in the eastern US.  The eastern US is not just the Boston-Washington urban corridor.

[alfred russel]

The wilderness?  No, not safe.

Anywhere in the eastern US however...

There's plenty of wilderness in the eastern US.  The eastern US is not just the Boston-Washington urban corridor.

No kidding. Hasn't he seen Deliverance?

[Caliga]

Wait a sec.... does the Appalachian Trail even go through South Carolina?

I know it passes through the Smokies, and if it continues down that corridor it would not pass within South Carolina.

[grumbler]

I'm assuming this story is politico-speak for "going on a muli-day bender with booze, coke and whores".*  :

That certainly is what I assume.