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Washington whiteout postpones Adelman vote

1:49 pm February 9, 2010, by jgalloway

One temporary casualty of the whiteout in Washington: the nomination of Georgia state Sen. David Adelman of Decatur as U.S. ambassador to Singapore.

Adelman and more than a dozen other State Department officials were to be voted on this afternoon by the Senate Foreign Relations committee chaired by John Kerry of Massachusetts – the final prelude to a floor vote. A spokesman for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just confirmed that the meeting has been canceled.

It’s not clear when the committee vote will be rescheduled.

The nomination process is being watched closely here – Adelman’s formal approval by the U.S. Senate would set off a special election campaign for his Decatur-based seat in the state Senate.

Adelman made a first appearance before a subcommittee last week. See his testimony here.

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Bludgeon & Skewer

February 9th, 2010
7:46 pm

Greetings All,

We’re absolutely stunned over here in the secret underground Libertarian Command Center (LCC) at the complete lack of commentary on this important news article. Sure, the headline is about the trials and tribulations of Bundlin’ Dave Adelman’s oh so sluggish transition to be the next US Ambassador to Singapore. The real story is the special election that will be held to select Sen Adelman’s replacement over in the 42nd district in Decatur once that do nothing congress gets on with approving his appointment.

In the 42nd district there are three candidates straining at the leash to pick off this soon to be open Senate seat. The front runner is currently democrat Jason Carter who is sitting on a mountain of campaign contributions and already running a very active campaign complete with yard signs, phone banks, canvassing, fundraisers and a prodigious social media effort. Democrat Tom Stubbs has also declared and will be the featured speaker this Sunday over at the Progressive Pot Luck in Decatur to present his vision for the 42nd and try to put a dent in the Carter juggernaut.

But for us, the big news is Libertarian Candidate David Montane. He has filed his DOI with the State Ethics commission and has been quietly raising funds and making contact’s in the 42nd while waiting for the sitting Senator’s confirmation process to be completed. We think the special election for the 42nd is going to be one of the most interesting elections the metro Atlanta area has ever seen as the well funded Carter organization marginalizes fellow democrat Tom Stubbs and tries to come to grips with the asymmetrical Libertarian campaign. Who’s gonna talk about gender bias in the State Constitution? David Montane. Who’s gonna talk about repealing the death penalty? David Montane. Who’s gonna open the conversation on Medical Marijuana/Decriminalization? David Montane.

And that’s for starters folks. So if you live in the 42nd, if you want to see some real change, if you want to see some real progress, check out Libertarian David Montane.

Vote for Smaller Government, Lower Taxes and More Freedom! Vote for David Montane for State Senate!

burp Bacharach

February 9th, 2010
11:50 pm

I’m sure I’ll never see Singapore, I bet it’s pretty this time of year, he’s a lucky guy, plus I bet they throw in some sweet perks like diplomatic immunity or free fluff & fold, anywho good luck….

Jaye

February 10th, 2010
9:15 am

Good for the white-out. Adelman’s my rep. for in the messed-up Ga. legislature and needs to be focusing on how he can help those of us who electeed him to that post.