Someone already took the Wizard of Oz, although anyone whose ever been to Room 300 of the State Capitol knows that Madigan is The Wizard.
So, how about a little Greek mythology:
Blagojevich - Narcissus. No explanation needed.
Madigan - Athena. I know, a goddess, but I can’t help it that the Greeks gave Wisdom, Warfare, Justice and Skill all to her. Besides, Athena’s the only one Zeus lets use the lightning bolts from time-to-time, and Madigan’s pretty darn good with those lightning bolts.
Jones - Ares. Also a warrior and the God of War, but unlike Athena, prefers a bloodbath, even if its his own soldiers’ blood. Not known for either wisdom or bravery in battle.
- What's in a name? - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:21 am:
one word that would best describe my *feelings?* blagojevich — indifferent. he’s not the reformer he promised he’d be, nor the player he’d like to be. madigan — depends. sometimes i am amazed. but usually, he makes me crazed. jones — waiting. until he proves he can play with the big dogs, what else can you do?
Madigan has no feeling. Like Michael Corleone said: “It is not personal, only business”
They are all bad for the State.
Madigan and Vrdolyak are very good friends.
Blagojevich got his start with Vrdolyak.
Just two points of influence on Illinois political history with Vrdolyak.
To say that Madigan has no feelings is a shallow, presumptuous, and inaccurate statement.
The guy has expressed a passion for the House as a legislative institution, sincere but not vainglorious admiration for former members during presentations of Death Resolutions on the House floor, and often expressed his colleagial love for House Republican Floor Leader Bill Black. On the flip-side, he’s made it clear in past statements how he feels about special interests like ComEd who come to Springfield trying to pull a fast one on the General Assembly.
The difference between Madigan and the others is that he doesn’t allow his personal feelings to undermine his public decision-making.
Blago - sanjaya ( I’d already forgotten his name and had to look it up - guess his 15 minutes are over)
Madigan - J.R. Ewing
Jones - George Jefferson - originally I was think of Louise Jefferson but went with George
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- Anon - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:42 am:
Blagojevich = Bold
Madigan = Calculating
Jones = Underestimated
- McBare - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:46 am:
Blagojevich = Lost
Madigan = tenacious
JOnes = Corrupt
- Hopefund - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:47 am:
Blagojevich-Blackjack Player
Jones-Poker Player
Madigan-Chess Player
- So Ill - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:50 am:
Blagojevich = disrespectful
Madigan = machinating
Jones = sellout
- red dog - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:52 am:
Moe—Larry—-Curly
- Mr. CUB - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:52 am:
Blago >> Conditioner
Madigan >> Darth
Jones >> Juiced
- Anonymous - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:55 am:
Blagojevich-Neverland
Jones-Soprano
Madigan-CEO
- Captain America - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:55 am:
Dysfunctional
- Underdog - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:56 am:
strategery
- dan - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 9:59 am:
Blago = useless, Madigan = cleanup man, Jones = corrupt
- Carl Nyberg - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:00 am:
Blagojevich–television
Madigan–calculator
Jones–cash register
- Fire Ron Guenther - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:02 am:
Blagojevich-clueless
Madigan-ruthless
Jones-arrogant
- puzzler - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:04 am:
Blagojevich-divisive
Madigan-manipulative
Jones-predictable
- The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers Park - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:05 am:
Blagojevich - Satin
Madigan - Beelzebub
Jones - Lucifer
- leigh - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:07 am:
Blagojevich- Scarecrow (before brain)(from Oz)
Madigan- Lion (after courage)
Jones-Tinman (before heart)
- McGruff the Crimedog - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:09 am:
Blago - Sammy Davis’ cousin’s poolboy
Madigan - Frank Sinatra
Emil Jones - Joey Bishop
- pickles!! - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:16 am:
Blago=Moron
Madigan=Megalomaniac
Jones=Rubber Stamper
- one of the 35 - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:47 am:
Blago = phony
Madigan = strategist
Jones =unintelligible
- Crimefighter - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:48 am:
All three - CRIMINALS
- (618) Democrat - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:50 am:
Leaders
- Ravenswood Right Winger - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:55 am:
Blagojevich-chump
Madigan-controlling
Jones-hack
- QueenB - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 10:57 am:
Madigan - War
Jones - Plague
Blagojevich - Pestilence
Cross & Watson - Famine
- Jechislo - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:08 am:
Blago - Biplane
Madigan - F16 Jet Fighter
Jones - Toy plane ride at Walmart
- frosty da snowman - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:10 am:
Blago - Messianic
Madigan - Paternal
Jones - Benevolent
- Objective Dem - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:10 am:
Madigan - Lexus
Jones - El dorado
Blagojevich - Yugo
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:11 am:
Someone already took the Wizard of Oz, although anyone whose ever been to Room 300 of the State Capitol knows that Madigan is The Wizard.
So, how about a little Greek mythology:
Blagojevich - Narcissus. No explanation needed.
Madigan - Athena. I know, a goddess, but I can’t help it that the Greeks gave Wisdom, Warfare, Justice and Skill all to her. Besides, Athena’s the only one Zeus lets use the lightning bolts from time-to-time, and Madigan’s pretty darn good with those lightning bolts.
Jones - Ares. Also a warrior and the God of War, but unlike Athena, prefers a bloodbath, even if its his own soldiers’ blood. Not known for either wisdom or bravery in battle.
- What's in a name? - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:21 am:
Blago: sophmoric
Madigan: effective
Jones: Sold
- Tea Leaves - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:26 am:
Blagojevich = Megalomaniac
Madigan = Public Servant
Jones = Hebetudinous
- Ken in Aurora - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:31 am:
Blagojevich = Future Inmate
Madigan = Puppetmaster
Jones = Future Cellmate for Blago
- OneManBlog - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:34 am:
Blagojevich = C3PO
Madigan = Yoda
Jones = Ki-Adi-Mundi see… http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/kiadimundi/
- Squideshi - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:41 am:
Frustrated (All Three)
- Lula May - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:46 am:
Blagojevich - shallow
Madigan - calculating
Jones - crook
- Observer - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:51 am:
Jones - SingleA
Blagojevich - OnTheDL
Madigan - 95MPHFastball
- Scoot - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:56 am:
Blago = embarassing
Madigan = realistic
Jones = pathetic
- Courser - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:59 am:
Blagojevich - Clueless
Madigan - Calculating
Jones - Inarticulate
- Demi - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 11:59 am:
the butcher, the baker, and press-release maker.
- vinny - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:00 pm:
oligarchy
- Jake from Elwood - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:01 pm:
Rod–SilverPolish (i.e. designed to polish and shine things up, but leaves a stench and soiled items in its wake)
Mike–Empirebuilder
Emil–Addled
- amy - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:05 pm:
GRod….trying (take that however you like)
Mr. Mike…..emperor
Sen. Exelon….greedy
- WARDOG - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:06 pm:
Blago–Howdy Doody Madigan–Buffalo Bob Jones–Clarabell
- Ghost - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:07 pm:
Blagojevish - Richard III (Richard III)
Madigan - Brutus (Julius Ceasar)
Jones - Cornwall (King Lear)
- A Citizen - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:13 pm:
Blago - Loser
MM - Winner
Emile - Alsoran
- Herself - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:15 pm:
Blagojevich - Crook
Madigan - Mime
Jones - Player
- If It Walks Like a Duck... - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:16 pm:
Kakistocrats
- Little Egypt - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:33 pm:
Blago - repugnant - contradictory, incompatible, hostile, so alien or unlikable as to arouse antagonism and aversion.
Madigan - predominant - having superior influence or authority.
Jones - tractable - capable of being easily led or controlled (by Blago).
I loved the baseball, automobile and airplane analogies.
- Papa Legba - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:46 pm:
Rod - lost touch with reality
Madigan - cunning
Jones - pet rock
- T.J. - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:53 pm:
Blagojevich: clod
Madigan: powerbroker
Jones: thug
- Ken in Aurora - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:55 pm:
WARDOG nails it.
- Belle of the Ball - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 12:56 pm:
Blago - Cell Block D
Madigan - Mastermind
Jones - Huh?
- bored now - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:14 pm:
one word that would best describe my *feelings?* blagojevich — indifferent. he’s not the reformer he promised he’d be, nor the player he’d like to be. madigan — depends. sometimes i am amazed. but usually, he makes me crazed. jones — waiting. until he proves he can play with the big dogs, what else can you do?
- Kruegler - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:14 pm:
Madigan has no feeling. Like Michael Corleone said: “It is not personal, only business”
They are all bad for the State.
Madigan and Vrdolyak are very good friends.
Blagojevich got his start with Vrdolyak.
Just two points of influence on Illinois political history with Vrdolyak.
- Shallow Pharnyx - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:19 pm:
Blago- dogmatic
Madigan- Politician (with a capital “T”)
Jones- tergiversation
- Truthful James - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:20 pm:
Blago - Beached
Madigan - Deep
Jones - Shallow
- Illinois political watchdog - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:21 pm:
governor–clueless,pandering politician
madigan–smart,mover&shaker
Jones–money grubbing judas
- Skirmisher - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:22 pm:
Blago - Clueless
Madigan - Ruthless
Jones - Corrupt
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:28 pm:
To say that Madigan has no feelings is a shallow, presumptuous, and inaccurate statement.
The guy has expressed a passion for the House as a legislative institution, sincere but not vainglorious admiration for former members during presentations of Death Resolutions on the House floor, and often expressed his colleagial love for House Republican Floor Leader Bill Black. On the flip-side, he’s made it clear in past statements how he feels about special interests like ComEd who come to Springfield trying to pull a fast one on the General Assembly.
The difference between Madigan and the others is that he doesn’t allow his personal feelings to undermine his public decision-making.
- Kosin - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:29 pm:
Hair
Dog
Biter
- Slice & Dice - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:29 pm:
Blago - Elvisceral
Madigan - El-comandante
Jones - elderelict
- Calls them way I see them..... - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:49 pm:
Governor — Sold
Speaker — Earned
Senator — Thief
- babs - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 1:49 pm:
Blago - sanjaya ( I’d already forgotten his name and had to look it up - guess his 15 minutes are over)
Madigan - J.R. Ewing
Jones - George Jefferson - originally I was think of Louise Jefferson but went with George
- Huh? - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 2:22 pm:
blogo - an annoying kazoo
Madigan - Rubik’s cube
Jones - one of those “Itt” backs that grabs the money when you press the button.
- Beowulf - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 2:25 pm:
Blagojevich= brazen
Madigan= calculating
Jones= mercenary
- 4% - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 2:31 pm:
Madigan - Hannibal (brilliant tactician, the father of strategy, need I say more)
Blagojevich - Napolean (appointed countless friends and family as heads of countries, GRT will be his Russia, and Fitzgerald his Waterloo)
Emil - Tonto (the Lone Ranger’s trusty sidekick)
- Bill - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 2:41 pm:
YLD,
Don’t you ever stop sucking up?
- old timer - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 2:52 pm:
Blogovich - arrogant
Madigan - the boss
Jones - unethical
- Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 2:55 pm:
Blagojevich - Gilligan
Madigan - Professor
Emil - S.S. Minnow
- A Citizen - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:02 pm:
Blago - Delusional
MM - Visionary
Emile - Noshow
- Napoleon has left the building - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:09 pm:
Demi’s post is the best so far. Great QOTD Rich.
Blago - nausea
Madigan - admiration
Jones - indifference
- i d - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:21 pm:
punks
- Demi - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:29 pm:
thanks, Napolean. made my day :)
- South Sider - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:35 pm:
Blago = Mr. Pink
Madigan = Mr. White (actually he’s a better Mr. Wolf, but different movie)
Emil = Mr. Blonde
- Ghost - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:46 pm:
Demi,
The Butcher has a lot at stake. Unfortunately, it looks like the baker is cooking somthing up with the press release maker….
- Tom DeLay's Mom - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:51 pm:
Blagojevich: Tic-Tac-Toe Player
Jones: Rock-Paper-Scissors Player
Madigan: 3-Dimensional Chess Player
- Arthur Andersen - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:54 pm:
Blago: Titanic
Madigan: USS Ronald Reagan
Jones: EXXON Valdez
- Establishment Republican - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 3:54 pm:
Madigan- Tinker
Jones- Evers
Blago- No Chance
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 4:09 pm:
Bill - For you to accuse anyone of being a kow-towing sycophant is, well…I guess part of your job as the Governor’s kow-towing sycophant.
But instead of attacking me personally, why don’t you either refute what I have to say or move on?
- state worker A - Friday, May 11, 07 @ 4:46 pm:
Blagojevich = crook
Madigan = ok
Jones = crook
- The Conservative - Sunday, May 13, 07 @ 10:38 am:
Al three are typical democrats. In the end they will raise the Taxes.