No, these loans were not initially disclosed to the State Ethics Committee. Deal now says it was an oversight, and today he filed a new report which includes the loans.
The co-signing of the loan to his daughter and her husband is a totally different matter and has nothing to do with the issue above. It is a personal matter.
I never said otherwise.
I don’t know what your agenda is but you appear to be spreading halftruths about Deal.
I have done no such thing. I have stated that Deal failed to file a personal disclosure of the loans as required by law. I also stated that the amount owed is greater than his net worth. If either of those statements is inaccurate, then please show me how. As for my agenda, I wish to have someone as governor who will pare down the size of our State Government, and who acts with integrity and openness, and most of all who has successful executive experience which will be an asset for the job. And do you really think my statements here will end up in some Roy Barnes commercial? The candidates I supported were Jeff Chapman and Eric Johnson - either of which were in my opinion far more qualified for the job than Deal, Handel, or Oxendine. And now I will have to listen to Roy Barnes of all people raise questions about Deal's ethics. And in no way is that my fault. You only have Nathan Deal to blame for that.
Deal has done nothing to himself. Everything you say is based on an assumption.
I said this already but again, when the state ethics comittee took this on, Deals office was in contact with them from the get go on what they wanted. He has been cooperative ever since. When he was asked for something, he submitted it. When there was an error or omission, he amended it. You are making it sound like he purposely witheld documents. Where is the proof of that? On your link all I see is that the correct information was sent in.
This is an investigation into allegations, not a indictment. So far, everything that has come out is twisted to look like something it is not. It reminds me a lot of what the did to Palin.
If Deal had done anything illegal, Barnes with his unlimited resources and legal acumen would have already taken him out with it.
Can I prove he didn’t, well no I guess I can’t. Only God and Nathan Deal know for sure. But people who know him vouch for his integrity and character. I think it meant a lot that he posted 30 years of tax returns and financial disclosures online.
No Deal was not my first choice either. But that’s all water under the bridge. I think his stepping down would be disastrous for our side, and on that I guess we’ll just have to disagree. Barnes is so unabashedly corrupt and scandolous, they would have to find a lot more on Deal to beat him. But they sure are spinning every crumb they can find to look like wrongdoing.