By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – November 11, 2021 Most people that are paying the least bit of attention, are aware that Governor Gavin Newsom was "missing in action" for nearly two weeks, before surfacing in San Francisco at a lavish wedding. There has been much speculation as to where and why the Governor took a powder, and no, he wasn't at his hair stylist for the two weeks nor getting fitted for his wedding costume although that might be a possibility. The rumor mill has been in high gear all the way from a serious reaction to his recent encounter with a Covid booster shot to other speculations about ill health. The governor has claimed "family responsibilities" as the reason, claiming he has also "worked" from home. Just what that "work" consisted of, no one is certain. What is most interesting about his "vanishing act", is the notion that he would voluntarily give up opportunities to be on the "world stage" in Glasgow at COP26 to drone on about "Climate Change" as he has since before becoming governor. He hasn't left those two words alone for the nearly three years, nor at any time previous in his political career. It is his "go to" explanation for all the things that have gone wrong since moving his act to Sacramento. Seems to be the sole reason for him to be in the seat of power, that and the Pandemic. Strange that family matters have superseded his concern for the environment. Could it possibly be that the over the top environmentalism and climate change angst is all for show? Could he possibly be a "politician" who makes all kinds of promises that benefit him and him alone? Ahhh, never, family comes first. Of course when he did finally surface, the spin was all about spending Halloween with the "first person" and his four children. Maybe a few soccer games thrown in for good measure. Nothing about his time in San Francisco palling it up with the Getty's and Aunt Nancy. Course he probably didn't want any one to point out the large, packed, maskless gathering at San Francisco's City Hall, where he and the "first Person" were chumming it up with the "rich and famous". Maybe every one at the Gala was showing a "vaccine passport", or was given the opportunity to test for Covid before entering the grand affair. To the rest of us where masks in doors are not an option, seems a bit arrogant on the Governor's part. While we are all under the dictatorial powers of the Governor's "State of Emergency", no one seems to be noticing that a "missing" governor for an extended period of time does not seem to match up with "Emergency". No matter what the "Empty Suit" is going to spin "missing" on the world stage, missing" about Climate Change, missing on California's many issues, "missing" on following his own Pandemic mandates, and "missing" on his responsibilities as Governor in a "State of Emergency. Did he miss anything? Seems like quite a lot. Since the Governor does not care about the citizens of California, the Climate, the Pandemic, nor any other trivial bits of inconvenience, he is free to party in San Francisco with all the people who "really" count in his world….Getty Oil and friends. The rest of the people in California need only to follow his commands. Perhaps the rest of us should ignore pandemic mandates, vaccination, climate change, and the current State of Emergency when it is inconvenient and get on with our lives. The Governor seems to think that this is "Okay" for him, why not us? Of course we are not all dressed up with no place to go. Remember no indoor gatherings period without following the rules……