Postscript

 

Just a few notes and opinions surrounding the 2020 election..

First, congratulations to Carrie Jo Dagg who by accounts ran an excellent campaign to upset longtime Wayne County Coroner Jimmy Taylor.

Dagg undoubtedly also benefited from a “red wave” of Republican voters. It didn’t hurt her that the top of the ballot went 84-percent for the president while Darren Bailey and Adam Niemerg also skated to victory. In other words, it is hard being a successful Democrat in Wayne County.

Dagg will be the first county coroner here in decades not affiliated with a local funeral home. Will it cost more to hold bodies or host autopsies for the county now?  Taylor was just paid mileage on the use of his vehicle. Will Dagg need a ride? So, the change could cost the county a little money.

On another front….

With the miserable failure of the so-called fair tax, the hole in the Illinois budget gets bigger. I’m sure Governor Pritzker is praying for a Biden victory.

Why? Because a new Biden administration could write a $200 billion dollar check to the state earmarked for pandemic relief. The Governor and Speaker will say, “problem solved,” but we all know that is a sham. The spending will continue.

The revolution that is needed will just get kicked down the road.