And the fallout from Speaker Richardson’s ex-wife’s interview continues today.
Last night, Governor Sonny Perdue, Speaker Glenn Richardson, Speaker Pro-Tem Mark Burkhalter, and House Majority Leader Jerry Keen met in a much publicized meeting that is speculated to have been about crafting a method for Speaker Richardson to resign the Speakership with as much grace and as little damage to the Georgia GOP as possible.
This morning, Karen Handel – widely seen as the Governor’s hand-picked successor – would have liked you to believe that she was the first GOP GAGOV candidate to call for Speaker Richardson’s resignation. The problem for her is that she wasn’t – Austin Scott was. (Scott was featured in the original 9:21a article, Handel was in the 9:41a update)
Of course, House Minority Leader and Democratic Party Governor Candidate DuBose Porter called for his resignation nearly three years ago when rumors of the affair first started, which he reiterated again Tuesday night now that the allegations of threatening behavior have surfaced.
I’m now being told conflicting reports about the exact timing of Richardson’s resignation – some say that if it doesn’t happen today, the petition to remove him will go out tomorrow. Others say that he has until tomorrow to resign or the petition will go out Monday.
I’m also now hearing that more resignations may be forthcoming…
A big ego must be a terrible burden at a time like this. It appears that Mr. Richardson got greedy and thought that he could salvage his political career with some damage control. He just couldn’t let go of the power. He needs to think of the repercussions to his family instead of himself.
It doesn’t take a high-profile meeting – it only takes a little selfless character. Don’t explain it away. Don’t spin it. Don’t tell us how much you did for Georgia. Here you go Glenn. Simple speech. No charge: “I have enjoyed the honor of serving as your House Speaker. But, I violated your trust. For that, I am truly sorry. To minimize any further grief to my family and collateral damage to my colleagues, I am resigning my office – effective immediately. I have asked God to forgive me and I hope that you will do so as well.“
After re-reading my above post, it came across as being judgmental and mean-spirited. That was not my intention. My primary sentiment was that he should just “man up” and come clean.
What is the world coming to? Good grief – I’m responding to my own posts.
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