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Morning Spin: Cullerton gives Rauner time to 'ponder' threatened veto of scholarship money. https://t.co/8eUd4JNJ20 pic.twitter.com/K5g2MZgBap

— Colonel Tribune (@ColonelTribune) February 2, 2016

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:37 pm

Comments

  1. Nah, we’re good. Send it over. The stamp is ready and the ink pad ain’t dry.

    Comment by A guy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:39 pm

  2. We arm wrestle…..winner take all!

    Comment by Cubs in '16 Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:41 pm

  3. “Go ahead and ponder it for a bit while we ponder plans for November.”

    Comment by The Muse Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:42 pm

  4. Cullerton thinking to himself…”Muster up a smile. Come on, we practiced this. We can do it.”

    ==hand shake==

    “nailed it”…

    Comment by Abe the Babe Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:42 pm

  5. “You behave in here…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:42 pm

  6. Cullerton: “Governor, please don’t say anthing to make Madigan angry, again”
    Rauner: ” Mr. Speaker, like I said before, I never lose.”
    Madigan: “Stop governin’ in the extreme”

    Comment by NewWestSuburbanGOP'er Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:43 pm

  7. “You got somethin’ to say, say it to my face, ‘Dartmouth’… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:44 pm

  8. Speaker Madigan pulls the “Hey you’ve got something on your suit right there” trick on Governor Rauner while Senate President Cullerton thinks “he falls for that one every time”…..

    Comment by Jaded Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:46 pm

  9. “No more shines, Bruce… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:46 pm

  10. “If you’re gonna take me out, Bruce, don’t miss… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:48 pm

  11. “Dunkin’s going down, I can’t stop that now… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:49 pm

  12. Governors so come and go, but I am here forever. I rule. You just think you do.

    Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:53 pm

  13. No worries, it’s just apple juice on my hand.

    Comment by A guy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:54 pm

  14. Speaker: Sorry Governor, I am not for sale.

    Comment by Beaner Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 3:58 pm

  15. “Don’t speak angry. Don’t speak angry…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:00 pm

  16. Madigan: Hey John, Bruce here thinks he is winning.

    Cullerton: I know.

    Comment by Joe M Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:00 pm

  17. “71 Bruce… Seventy… One…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:01 pm

  18. MJM (aloud) : “I was here when you came and I’ll be here when you leave.”

    Çullerton (thinking) Yes!

    Rauner (thinking) Why can’t I buy these guys?

    Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:03 pm

  19. Speaker: Governor, you understand you are just a mere short order cook. The President and the Speaker provide the groceries and set the menu.

    Comment by Beaner Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:03 pm

  20. Madigan: Laugh now, but you two have been on double secret probation since the beginning of the semester.

    Comment by D-Day Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:05 pm

  21. MJM: “Don’t make me take the cannoli.”

    Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:06 pm

  22. Madigan: “I loved you in Wall Street”

    Comment by siriusly Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:07 pm

  23. OK OK, best two out of three, Rock, Paper, Scissors

    Comment by Cable Line Beer Gardener Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:07 pm

  24. “No fibs today Bruce, I’m watching… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:08 pm

  25. “I dare you Governor; say my name in your little speech… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:09 pm

  26. “Bruce, remember, you need me… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:10 pm

  27. Cullerton “Ha! Got you Mike, I win. I told you he can say “winning” properly”

    Comment by siriusly Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:16 pm

  28. “Co-Equal, Bruce, just like it says in the Constitution… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:18 pm

  29. “Did you just call me ‘Old Sport’… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:18 pm

  30. Cullerton: “Hey, Jughead, Archie and I are going over to the malt shop afterward. Wanta catch a milk shake with us?”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:19 pm

  31. “Union yes, Bruce, Union yes… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:19 pm

  32. Madigan: “John and I are both wearing Carhartt socks. And boxers.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:20 pm

  33. Madigan: “Looks like your pal Trump got a haircut in Iowa.”

    Rauner: “Oh, yeah? Well, oh yeah?”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:22 pm

  34. “Remember, Bruce, those protesters behind the doors blame you… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:22 pm

  35. Madigan: “Try a little pancake on top of that dome. Cuts the glare.”

    Rauner: “I love pancakes. We should meet at I-Hop some time.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:27 pm

  36. “On ‘Envelope 2′ yet Governor?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:28 pm

  37. Cullerton: (Wasn’t my plan. Wasn’t my plan at all. Not even close to my plan.)

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:29 pm

  38. Brucie: “Mikey, watch me stab you in the back while I’m not even facing you.”

    Cullerton: “This is my canary eating grin, right Brucie?”

    Comment by sal-says Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:29 pm

  39. “If looks could kill…”

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:30 pm

  40. Rauner: “Scholarships? We don’t need no stinkin’ scholarships.”

    Madigan: “Not if you’re from…Winnet-keee.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:31 pm

  41. “Still waiting on your budget, Governor… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:35 pm

  42. Madigan as Rauner turns and extends his hand:

    “This is the only turn around you’re gonna get in this chamber.”

    Comment by Wensicia Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:36 pm

  43. “I’m Irish, you’re German. What could go wrong???”

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:37 pm

  44. “I think you need a time out Bruce.”

    Comment by burbanite Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:39 pm

  45. “If I sit here with this special look on my face, maybe he won’t extend his hand, thus sacrificing me to the Photo-Op Gods.”

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:42 pm

  46. See the grinning guy, we work together. And we’ve been doing this for a long time. If you ever do anything with him, just remember he isn’t going to do anything that I don’t know about.

    Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:45 pm

  47. How much more rope are you doing to need? I have plenty more to give you.

    Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:47 pm

  48. “I have one son. John is his godfather. Understand?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:47 pm

  49. “Rahm can’t help you here… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:51 pm

  50. “A sitdown??? Fuggetaboutit. The fed’s will find out.”

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:51 pm

  51. “Jim Edgar was right about you, Bruce… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:52 pm

  52. Mike’s hand buzzer gag never gets old

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:53 pm

  53. “I love hearing fiction, Bruce… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 4:56 pm

  54. “You tell Sandack to stop hooting before we begin, ok?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:01 pm

  55. Now youse can’t leave.

    Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:03 pm

  56. “I coulda told you Rich never work me… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:05 pm

  57. Let this be our last battlefield, Lokai!!!

    Comment by IllinoisBoi Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:05 pm

  58. Hhhhmmm smells like ……. pork?

    Comment by DuPage Bard Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:08 pm

  59. Rich goes “A Bronx Tale”…

    “Caption?”

    “By all means, be yourself… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:10 pm

  60. “Triangles, Bruce… Triangles… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:14 pm

  61. I have a MAP that leads to two doors. Behind door 1 is a Tiger. Behind door 2 is a Tigress. (And not one with a blue pill.)

    Comment by Last Bull Moose Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:15 pm

  62. “You tell Goldberg… he’s on his last chance… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:17 pm

  63. “You might have nine houses but this one is mine.”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:27 pm

  64. “Governor, pay attention!”

    Comment by walker Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:45 pm

  65. Madigan - “I’ll drop you like so many of your g’s.”

    Comment by Left of Central IL Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 5:58 pm

  66. Goldberg said my kin would be here?

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 6:28 pm

  67. Shaking up to the speaker

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 6:32 pm

  68. How’s the “hangin’ in there” going Governor?

    Comment by XDNR Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 6:42 pm

  69. Goldberg told me to tell you to pay no attention to the man behind the shower curtain

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 7:06 pm

  70. Standing up for their friendship

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 7:16 pm

  71. Hello friend

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 7:19 pm

  72. Madigan: “Governor, what’s that down there by your foot?”

    Rauner: “I don’t see anything.”

    Madigan: “It’s a ‘g’. Somebody’s dopping ‘g’s on my floor. Sergeant-at-arms! A dust pan and broom. Sweep this mess up, please!”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 7:39 pm

  73. pinkie shake….

    Comment by Denizen Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 8:01 pm

  74. Madigan: “caught you in another lie Bruce, just like on election night, when you said we spoke on the phone.”

    Cullerton: “Good one Mr.Speaker.”

    Rauner: “Damn, foiled again!”

    Comment by Union Leader Tuesday, Feb 2, 16 @ 8:52 pm

  75. Darth Madigan: “Jar Jar, make the governor check his blaster at the door”

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 4:49 am

  76. Primary objective

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 7:05 am

  77. Passing of the can

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 7:11 am

  78. Did I tell you Jesse wants a picture with you?

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 7:33 am

  79. Turnaround handout

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 7:49 am

  80. Look over here Ma’am, and you will recognize that I have a nice hand gesture for the Governor that everyone understands.

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 7:59 am

  81. “Bruce, I asked Ken Dunkin to sit with the other members of your caucuses, for today… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 3, 16 @ 8:53 am

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