I don’t know why the politicians want to diminish the pensions of all the hard-working public workers in Illinois that have contributed $ millions back into their local economies through their meager pensions! I think our politicians would be better served if they followed the implied wisdom of the urban legend Willie Sutton. When Willie was asked … “Why do you rob banks?” he replied … “because that’s where the money is!”
Madigan announces pension reform doesn’t concern me I have made plenty of money representing businesses that do business with the state of Illinois. My family and I are set the rest of you should of planned ahead.
“I sure hope Cullerton doesn’t try to pull a fast one in our plan to screw the workers with all this constitutionality stuff and delay our junket to the Irish game.”
Madigan channels his inner Mickey (from Rocky III): “It’s finished. Yes, I’m finished. I don’t want no more of this. I don’t want no more of it! You understand? None of it! It’s over with!” [walks away from podium].
LIVE session coverage...
- Yossarian Lives - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:44 pm:
Speaker Madigan kicks off a new “casual Saturdays” policy for House members and staff.
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:46 pm:
Speaker Madigan learns that the ILGOP will not continue its “Fire Madigan” program
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:50 pm:
Speaker Madigan learns that Tom Cross went on a golf trip till March, as pension talks resume…
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:52 pm:
Speaker Madigan watches as Squeezy tries to squeeze Rep. Lang…
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:54 pm:
“Sorry Speaker, the parking meter expired! Rahm had you towed… “
- A Citizen - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:55 pm:
The ghost of the portrait of Dorian Grey wafts from the mist of Oakridge Cemetery to the State Capitol.
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:58 pm:
Speaker Madigan learns Saputo’s will no longer save his table for him during non-session days…
- Leave my pension alone - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 1:58 pm:
” I just want to go home…..I watch Jonny Quest reruns on Saturday”
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:00 pm:
CRISIS - APPLE SHORTAGE IN ILLINOIS!
- The End Is Near - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:04 pm:
Speaker Madigan fields questions from reporters about the unavailability of Steve Brown.
- Anonymous - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:04 pm:
I’m Guilty as charged
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:06 pm:
The Speaker learns Scott Lee Cohen is in line to replace Rep. Mell…
- Norseman - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:08 pm:
TMZ reports that Illinois House Speaker has auditioned for the next season of Walking Dead.
- Meaningless - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:09 pm:
I don’t know why the politicians want to diminish the pensions of all the hard-working public workers in Illinois that have contributed $ millions back into their local economies through their meager pensions! I think our politicians would be better served if they followed the implied wisdom of the urban legend Willie Sutton. When Willie was asked … “Why do you rob banks?” he replied … “because that’s where the money is!”
- Dirty Red - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:13 pm:
“That poor pension bill died in my arms.”
- Norseman - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:14 pm:
I couldn’t help Squeezy - so sad.
- WazUp - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:15 pm:
Madigan sings: “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen, nobody knows the sorrow..”
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:17 pm:
The Speaker watches as Pat Brady admits, in great detail, his scheme with Madigan to destroy the ILGOP
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:19 pm:
Speaker Madigan watches as Tom Cross & Oswego Willy “hug it out”…
- you go - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:27 pm:
“71. I’m going to have to deal with 71.”
OR
“I’m practicing my ‘Notre Dame lost’ face.”
- CircularFiringSquad - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:28 pm:
“I can see from the quality of these responses why the Lord intended Sunday as a day of rest. Go Irish,” observed Speaker Madigan
- Fed up - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:31 pm:
Madigan announces pension reform doesn’t concern me I have made plenty of money representing businesses that do business with the state of Illinois. My family and I are set the rest of you should of planned ahead.
- Nearly Normal - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:36 pm:
Speaker Madigan mumbles “I feel like Bill Murray in ‘Groundhog Day’ going over pension proposals again and again.”
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:48 pm:
Speaker Madigan is welcomed to the podium with the chant, “Go ‘Bama! - Roll Tide!”
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:51 pm:
Speaker Madigan learns his flight from Springfield to Miami has been canceled …
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:52 pm:
Speaker Madigan learns Lisa traded the National Championship game tickets for Georgetown Basketball season tickets … Upper Bowl.
- wordslinger - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 2:58 pm:
“I could be in Palm Springs. Why do I still do this?”
- Ruby - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 3:15 pm:
I can’t wait to have this lame duck session end.
- Albert... - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 3:54 pm:
It’s cold out…. And I forgot my boots…
- Fred's Mustache - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 4:31 pm:
Speaker Madigan looks in dismay as Saputos announces its closing
- ILPundit - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 4:40 pm:
“I am really getting to old for this crap.”
- Cheswick - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 4:43 pm:
“… as part of the pension reduction, each state employee will receive one of these Illinois beach towels.”
- Westsider - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 4:57 pm:
-The Lion in Winter-
- NIref - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 5:26 pm:
Slowly sinking into senility.
- Wensicia - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 5:40 pm:
“I think I have the flu…”
- western illinois - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 6:12 pm:
Speaker and Chairman Madigan learns the Democratic Party will pick up the “Fire Madigan” campaign
- Arthur Andersen - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 6:50 pm:
No pictures. Oh, crap. I’m gonna be in a caption contest on Miller’s thing and Brown will be hungover.
- Oswego Willy - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 6:55 pm:
Question after question, jab after jab, Speaker Madigan’s lone response - “Rosebud”
- Meaningless - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 7:30 pm:
“I sure hope Cullerton doesn’t try to pull a fast one in our plan to screw the workers with all this constitutionality stuff and delay our junket to the Irish game.”
- Arthur Andersen - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 7:41 pm:
Willy is en fuego again. “Rosebud.”
Thanks for the Diet Coke spit take bro.
- zatoichi - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 9:36 pm:
The Speaker reveals he is playing Walter White’s brother on a 3 episode arc of ‘Breaking Bad’.
- unclesam - Sunday, Jan 6, 13 @ 11:31 pm:
Madigan channels his inner Mickey (from Rocky III): “It’s finished. Yes, I’m finished. I don’t want no more of this. I don’t want no more of it! You understand? None of it! It’s over with!” [walks away from podium].
- Das Man - Monday, Jan 7, 13 @ 6:34 am:
What.. me worry?
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Jan 7, 13 @ 7:47 am:
- AA - Sorry about the “spit take” - hopefully the Diet Coke didn’t ruin anyhting. Send the dry cleaning to …
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Speaker Madigan learns Sen. Steans did the head count for the Notre Dame “watch party” …
- Anonymous - Monday, Jan 7, 13 @ 8:01 am:
Rich, I have two questions:
1) How did I miss “the memo” that CapFax was open yesterday into today? (Now it feels like it’s Tuesday and I’m two days behind.)
and
2) In the photo, left side: are those a) two more Illinois flags, b) white flags, and/or c) white boxer shorts being raised as white flags?
- Anonymous - Monday, Jan 7, 13 @ 8:03 am:
And if the answer to 2 is either b or c, were we invaded by Missouri, or some other state, over the weekend?