drudge and sanford

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford hasn't been seen since Thursday (for background, TPM is all over this. But Drudge currently has these two links posted:

 

But the story in the first link does not indicate the governor has been found at all. It says his staff says he is hiking on the Appalachian Trail, but wouldn't give specifics. As of right now, no one has seen the guy since he left Thursday. That's a lot different than "Governor Found"

The second linked story says:

• He told his staff he would be hiking the Appalachian Trail
• He told his wife he was writing something. While hiking the Appalachians?
• He told his wife he needed "some space to get away from the kids." On Father's Day weekend?
• His last known location (using cell phone towers) was near Atlanta, which is far enough south of the start of the trail to raise eyebrows.
  

If this was a Friday, Saturday, Sunday thing, it would be an issue, but easily explained away. But we're going on the fourth work day the Governor has not been seen, and South Carolinians are supposed to be okay with his staff's assurances? Who is running South Carolina? Not even the Lt. Governor knows.


I'm sure by the time I wake up, this will all be figured out and explained away. But right now, none of it makes sense. Yet if you get your news through Drudge, you'd think it's trivial, old news.