Truth is stranger than fiction

Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina is an up-and-coming Republican. He's been mentioned as a 2012 or 2016 candidate for president. He stoically defied the stimulus spending until his state legislature forced him to accept it.

But for the past four days nobody has had any clue where he was, not even... his staff... his family... and it turns out he may have a been on a nature hike...

A nude nature hike.

Update: I knew the story was too good to be true, but the real story is just as bizarre: He went to Argentina without telling his wife or his staff.