My Kingdom, or at least my county, for a Coroner!
As you all know I’m a Shakespeare fan. My favorite line from Richard III is “A horse, A horse! My kingdom for a horse!” The line occurs at a time in the play where after King Richard’s horse is killed and he is at the mercy of his enemies. Literature experts say the line is usually used when someone is in need of an unimportant item. Well in that case, allow me to paraphrase. “A coroner! A coroner! My County for a Coroner!” You know where this is going.
My good friend Matt Tully, columnist for the Indianapolis Star, has written a piece this morning calling on the Mayor to step up to the plate and call for Ken Ackles, the Marion County Coroner, to step down. I’m going to go a step further than Matt, and call on any elected Marion County Democrat to call on Ackles to resign.
If you don’t think they’re already talking about this, think again. Many privately are already saying Ackles and his office’s recent shenanigans have been an embarrassment for the party. I just finishing reading the Coroner’s mission statement on his website which talks about vision, integrity and excellence. I don’t know about you, but I haven’t seen much of any of that as of late.
It’s been written that former deputy Mayor and all-around really smart guy, Mike O’Connor is going to take over as the new head of the Democratic Party in Marion County. I could not see a situation where Mike would want Ackles on any ticket any time soon. And if the Marion County Democrats are smart, they will put pressure on Ackles to step down. It’s never easy telling a loved one that they have a problem, but keeping Ackles in office is helping no one, well maybe Republicans.
