1/6/2010 - Gary Horlacher, Democratic candidate for Secretary of State,

I am offering the following statement in response to Governor Perdue's appointment of Brian Kemp as Secretary of State.

Here we go again!

Karen Handel backs out of the remainder of her term-of-office as Secretary of State, so that she can focus on her race for Governor, continue raising money, and oh yea, not inject partisan politics into a race that she is involved in, while she is conducting the fundamental role of the Secretary's office, fair and nonpartisan election oversight. But do Governor Perdue and Brian Kemp agree with her. Clearly NO!

Brian Kemp has now been granted, from the Governor, with an incumbent's crown. Funny Sonny, didn't you use to be passionately opposed to a Governor conducting himself as a self-anointed, arrogant dictator, who would use the power's of his office for his own political and personal benefit. But now choosing to crown one of your own, who happens to be involved in a spirited primary, is not hypocritical in any way.

This is yet another very stark illustration of how the Gold Dome is being run. In this instance, The heck with letting the Republican electorate voluntarily and independently choose their nominee.
"I, Sonny Perdue, think this is the one. So shut up and sit down Republican voters".

I pledged from the first day of kicking off my campaign. To remove the partisan shananigans that have tainted this office over the last three years. Unlike some candidates and incumbent officeholders, this person is speaking the truth and will not back down from that pledge.