Brian Kemp continues to raise the question, “What is this man doing in public office?”
That’s because elected men and women are supposed to be about leadership and service, putting self aside. Not Brian Kemp.
Kemp brought a huge amount of trouble on the Georgia Secretary of State’s office when he was in that position. He abandoned a ship with more questions than answers, leaving only a multi-million dollar price tag to correct what others felt went wrong with elections.
Now, as governor, he has made an appointment to the U.S. Senate that is purely political, one he made hoping to keep his residence in the governor’s mansion.
He has appointed Kelly Loeffler to fill Johnny Isakson’s unexpired term.
The choice would indicate Kemp expects a political newcomer, greener than grass in the spring, is supposed to fill the shoes of one of this nation’s most respected, and powerful, statesmen.
Loeffler’s only credentials are that she is a Republican woman and campaign contributor.
But Kemp’s true motive in the appointment is his hope it will have Republican women lining up in favor of his re-election.
Politics before people should be his campaign motto.
Making this appointment worse is the fact Kemp looked over the obvious choice to step into Isakson’s shoes, U.S. Representative Doug Collins.
No, not the obvious choice because of Collins’ support of President Donald Trump – although he is right – or because he was heavily backed among the state’s Republican power base.
Collins was the right choice because he was the right man for the job.
Since being elected to the House of Representatives, Collins has proven himself a statesman and a leader. He looks after the core conservative values that define the people he serves. He is a staunch advocate for veterans.
Collins speaks his mind and he tells the truth.
Unlike so many others, he has gained respect in Washington, D.C., and the entire nation for standing by his values and conducting himself in a dignified manner.
He would have continued in Isakon’s footsteps, carrying Georgia’s flag high in the U.S. Capitol, making sure the people of this state were not ignored.
Instead, thanks to Kemp, a newcomer faces what will be an insurmountable task in following the veteran Isakson.
Kemp cost Georgia millions when he was Secretary of State.
The damage he will do as governor is just beginning.