Sanford's AWOL excursion may have cost SC jobs

Yet another example of the price South Carolina must pay for its AWOL governor:

The governor allowed some economic development initiatives to take a back seat during his secret trip. Sanford was invited to — but turned down — a dinner invitation June 24 with representatives from a company looking to expand its S.C. operation, according to e-mail records. The company’s name was redacted. Sanford also declined a June 25 celebration event for a plant expansion by a S.C. business because his schedule was "just absolutely jammed this summer," wrote a staffer in an e-mail.

So on the one hand, Mark Sanford thinks the stimulus was the wrong way to go about stabilizing and boosting the economy. On the other hand, he thinks his sex life is more important than meeting the private businesses who he says are the only way to truly grow the economy.

Apparently, Mark Sanford just isn't interested in the kind of jobs that South Carolina needs -- jobs that will put people back to work.