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.
