Loading ...GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
I can’t say I was surprised to find out 7th Congressional District Congresswoman Julia Carson was terminally ill with lung cancer. I knew there was something going on; her staff would never be candid with the press, a last minute radio interview before the election, former Congressman Andy Jacobs giving an “endorsement” to her grandson and City-County Council Member Andre Carson. The list goes on.
Despite all that, like a lot of other people in this town, my heart goes out to the Congresswoman. I strongly believe her condition is a lot more serious than anyone thinks. As RTV 6 reported yesterday, Carson is in hospice care. When an individual goes into hospice care it is more for comfort at the end of life, rather than treatment. I’m not trying to be crass but I honestly don’t think Julia is long for this world.
And in the event she is not able to complete her term, the floodgates of candidates will open and everybody and his mother will go for the job. I recall Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson refer to Julia as “our queen” back in 2006. The only probably with the passing of the queen is that the Princes, Princesses, Dukes, Earl, Duchesses, Barons, Counts and Marquis all line up to consolidate power. Factions are created. Alliances formed. Marion County could be in for a political civil war the likes of which have never been seen. Pick your house, York or Lancaster. This is not going to be pretty.
God save the Queen.
November 26th, 2007 at 7:22 am
And like a queen - they try to anoint a blood relative as a successor.
It will be an interesting 6 - 12 months. Losers in a special election could be winners in a primary or general election.
November 26th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Queen? Please.
November 26th, 2007 at 8:16 am
You know Frank and Julia were not the best of buds.
November 26th, 2007 at 8:21 am
“the likes of which has never been seen.” Not really. Do some research and you will found the Mayoralty race in 1967 that cost the Democrats may have been more intense Abdul. Need I say Uni-gov..Luger….40+ years of Republican mayors. Now that’s the likes of which that has never been seen.
November 26th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Arnie…I was around in 1967. It wasn’t a bitter election. The Republicans had jerrymandered the council situation, soas to control the council supposedly in perpetuity. And with new “city/county” boundaries, they almost did.
Lugar was a mediocre mayor. He’d been a mediocre IPS Board member. He’s been a superb senator, altho he needs to give up that gig. Unigov gave us almost 35 years of barely-contended municipal elections.
Your view of history is interesting. Just not accurate.
November 26th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Sorry but you need more research. The Primary that year tore the Marion Democrats apart. Remember a incumbent mayor was challenged by the Marion County Chairman. Let say like O’Connor vs Peterson. Sorry HH, that’s was big to me.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I like the analogy, but can’t for the life of me figure who are Lancaterians and who are s Yorkists. Better yet who is the Red Team and who is the White Team?