Many Thanks to Mark Sanford

Many Thanks to Mark Sanford

I'd been enjoying great news all day, but somehow it all pales in comparison to the climax of the "Where in the world is South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford?" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/23/sanfords-story-questioned_n_219809.html) story. I'd been following it since Monday when people in SC started to realize nobody knew where their chief executive was.

At first, it was merely an oddity. A governor falls off the grid. His wife admits to not knowing where he went. No one seemed worried, but a governor shouldn't just leave for parts unknown. Even odder it happened over Father's Day and he had four kids at home.

Then his staff said we was "hiking the Appalachian trail." People had a good chuckle, started using the phrase as a euphemism for going AWOL. But other state officials, including Republicans, weren't so amused that no one knew where he was. I found it hilarious.

Today, he returned home, not from a trail, but from Argentina. He was met at the Atlanta airport by a single reporter, who got from him that he felt like "doing something exotic." I wad no idea what to make of this. but it seemed so strange that the last thing from my mind was some sort of sex scandal. He returned alone. His absence was quite conspicuous. And who travels all the way to Argentina for a booty call?

And the answer is, Governor Mark Sanford! Yes, all that weirdness and the plot twists back around to the obvious and predictable extramarital affair. But the jumping from one lie to another and the oddness of a trip to Argentina, well that's just ridiculous, absurd entertainment. Anyone can admit to an affair, but the whole smoke and mirrors show before that was delicious. Bravo!

Thanks to Gov. Sanford for a great show. And also for shortening the short list for GOP presidential hopefuls and stuffing more lead in your party's swimming trunks. Best three-day political serial ever.
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