TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! MUST READ!!! BEHIND THE SCENES AS JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE DRAMA CONTINUES!!!

TKC NOTE: Take a glimpse at this Insider perspective on all the recent Jackson County Courthouse shenanigans this week . . . Local media is too busy grabbing presser copy to cope with this ongoing hot mess.

This Week In Jackson County

For a variety of reasons, have kept my information and powder dry on this topic for awhile. But as this appears to have largely run its course from a legal standpoint (other than the dead tree media attempting to play catch-up with the internet), I feel like I can weigh in with what I know or have known for sometime:

The initial line of questioning was to determine whether Diehl and the Governor worked out some form of a landing pad for Burke in Jaxo, as well as with her other gigs around the state. There appears to be no "there" there and nothing more will come of this as the "boys" are now quietly moving on to the next brush fire in the recent Jeff City saga (more on that later). However, there are a few important lessons that insiders have learned from all of this:

1. Fortunately, for us, the current chair of the legislature, Dan Tarwater, has a penchant for talking too much and too loudly with almost anyone willing to stand still for more than 5 seconds. In short, there is no county story if Dan doesn't see fit to tell the world that he was asked questions. What I found most surprising, though, was his willingness to openly talk about his being interviewed/investigated by the FBI "numerous times" during his tenure on the legislature about himself, dating all the way back to the Bill Warris days. In short, every time there has been an issue over the last 20 or so years, Dan always seems to be in the room or involved somehow. Eventually, his 9 lives will have run out . . . We are learning how slippery and greasy Dan is.

2. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could have handled this any worse than Cathy Jolly. I hate to be cynical, but these types of inquiries have become fairly common place in the last 10 years. For example, Kansas City, and even this mayor, have lived through no less than a dozen or so over that time frame. Its becoming a part of doing business. Why did we not read about them? One reason: Lynn Horsley, the laziest reporter know to western civilization. But I digress. The point is that Jolly, when she heard that someone may want to ask her some questions, pretty much ran out of the courthouse like she was on fire and wasn't seen or heard from in almost 3 weeks. That was, in the common parlance, a "dick" move as she was the one who SEEMINGLY brought Burke to the dance but clearly wanted to throw someone, ANYONE, under the bus "just in case." Now that everything appears to be blowing over, she is back at her perch on the cheerleader bench trying to act as if she never lost her mind. Look for Ms. Jolly to leave fairly soon to seek "other career opportunities."

3. Consider the JAXO flap a bland garnishment on a much MUCH meatier and spicier entrée that will begin to unveil itself RE: Jeff City and its politicos over the next several months, maybe a bit longer. The onion in Jeff City is being peeled, and several state politicos are already starting to cry. If the lid does come off in Jeff, look for this to get national coverage.
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