Governor Lover

There are a lot of thoughts running through my head right now about the Governor of South Carolina, Gov. Mark Sanford. As a quick primer to the non-news watchers. Gov. Sanford, who was touted as a potential Republican candidate for President in 2012 went missing over the Fathers Day weekend. Rumors swelled regarding his whereabouts. First we heard he went to the woods for solitude to write. Then we heard that he went hiking through the Appalachian trials. Finally we find out he was in Buenos Aires boning his Argentinian mistress (one of the more scenic ways of cheating). The first thing I have to say about this is that for the sake of Republicans, I am glad he was not having an affair with any teenage boys. I don't know that the GOP can take too many more of those.

Now for my commentary. Cheating is wrong. . . but if you are going to do it, you can at least do it right. If you are a governor, how the hell do you not have a plan for managing this situation? He can't be a good governor if he can't even plan his indiscretions better than disappearing for several days. Lets put this into perspective. Dude has four kids and bounced to another country to bang his mistress during Father's Day weekend without leaving a cover story. Who does that? My man is in charge of the state and thinks to himself. . ."eff it, I'm out," and flies to Buenos Aires. The absurdity of this situation is magical.

Plus, if I am a governor of a state, I'm not coming to you. . . you are coming to me. Being one of only 50 governors in the country, I think Sanford's job was a little more important than whatever it is that his mistress does in Argentina. Seriously, what is his mistress doing that is so important that he has to leave his job and his kids during Father's Day weekend to come see her? He apparently didn't wear the beach pants in that relationship.

Oh yeah, and his poor aids who had to come up with those BS stories on the fly about him hiking in the woods and being incommunicado is so funny/sad. I imagine a room full of guys with great political ambitions sitting around with the following conversation. "WTF do we do? He just up and left without telling us what to do!" "We can't say he's in Buenos Aires boning his mistress, that is probably a bad idea." "I know! Lets say he is off writing in the woods somewhere to get away from all the noise at his home. He does have 4 kids you know." "Hey dumb ass, its Father's Day Weekend. How do you think that will play in the media? A dad going into the woods on Father's day to get away from his kids? You sir are an idiot." I could laugh about this for weeks.

Lastly, it is funny for me to watch all of these guys, that were so hell bent on impeaching Clinton for lying about Monica Lewinsky, get in trouble for infidelity. He was one of the many Republicans that voted to impeach Clinton, only to later reveal that he too is a cheater. Pot meet kettle. . . and then cheat on your wife with it.