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* What one word would you use to sum up this week’s events?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:14 am

Comments

1. Exhausting.

   Comment by Linus Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:14 am

2. Overdue.

   Comment by Christopher Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:15 am

3. Inspirational

   Comment by SalukiMan98 Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:16 am

4. Enough!

   Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:16 am

5. Turnaround

   Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:17 am

6. Desperate

   Comment by Joe M Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:17 am

7. Compromise.

   Comment by Formerly Known As... Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:19 am

8. Finally!

   Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:19 am

9. Finally!

   Comment by BBG Watch Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:19 am

10. Begrudging

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:19 am

11. Downsizing

    Comment by Earnest Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:20 am

12. Positive.

    Comment by Formerly Known As... Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:20 am

13. Confusing

    Comment by Not Rich Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:21 am

14. Insufficient

    Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:21 am

15. worrisome

    Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:22 am

16. Cowardly

    Comment by Ryan Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:22 am

17. Stopgap

    Comment by BBG Watch Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:22 am

18. Surprising

    Comment by Jolly1 Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:23 am

19. Reality

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:23 am

20. “The New Normal”

    Sorry for more than one word.

    Comment by Groucho Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:24 am

21. Capitulation

    Comment by Gruntled University Employee Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:24 am

22. Raunexit

    Comment by Obamas Puppy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:24 am

23. Winnin’!

    Comment by Winnin' Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:26 am

24. Impotent

    Comment by Formerly Known as Frenchie M Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:27 am

25. Ill-ogical

    Comment by Roadiepig Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:27 am

26. “Madigan!”…no “Rauner!” How about just “Both”

    Comment by One to the Dome Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:28 am

27. sad

    Comment by campbell Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:29 am

28. Collectivistic!

    Comment by EIUer Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:29 am

29. temporizing

    Comment by WIUOblivion Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:29 am

30. need

    Comment by Amalia Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:29 am

31. Swerve

    Comment by Saluki Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:29 am

32. Sorry, forgot the /s tag…

    Comment by EIUer Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:29 am

33. Myopic

    Comment by Juvenal Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:30 am

34. Surrender

    Comment by a drop in Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:30 am

35. Overdue

    Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:31 am

36. Incomplete

    Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:31 am

37. Governin’

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:32 am

38. Uncle!

    Comment by TinyDancer(FKA Sue) Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:32 am

39. Marathon

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:32 am

40. Partial

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:33 am

41. Doable

    Comment by Hack in the Back Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:35 am

42. Half-a-loaf.

    Much better than none.

    Comment by A guy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:35 am

43. Dysfunctional

    Comment by Nick Name Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:37 am

44. Something

    Comment by Nony Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:39 am

45. Fold

    Comment by Anon Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:40 am

46. Illinois!

    Comment by northsider (the original) Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:41 am

47. Predictable.

    Comment by AlfondoGonz Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:43 am

48. Strategery

    Comment by AuH20 Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:43 am

49. Beginning

    Comment by Hoping for Rational Thought Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:44 am

50. Compromise.

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:46 am

51. Wretching

    Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:46 am

52. Finally

    Comment by Anon Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:48 am

53. Fraudulent.

    – MrJM

    Comment by @MisterJayEm Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:48 am

54. Pathetic

    Comment by Skeptical Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:48 am

55. Hope

    http://traceepersiko.com/2014/12/hope-is-a-choice/

    Comment by Anon221 Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:49 am

56. Panicking

    Selfish

    Irresponsible

    Schadenfreude

    Comment by Huh? Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:50 am

57. Mirage

    Comment by Tough Guy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:51 am

58. Hokey

    Comment by FormerParatrooper Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:51 am

59. Halfway!

    Comment by Da Bears Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:51 am

60. Unrepeatable

    Comment by unspun Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:51 am

61. Anticlimactic

    Comment by From the 'Dale to HP Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:51 am

62. Odyssey

    Comment by Steve Rogers Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:53 am

63. Choke-artist

    Comment by Anon Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:56 am

64. NUTS!

    Comment by TheGoodLieutenant Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:56 am

65. deadline

    Comment by northshore cynic Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:57 am

66. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    Comment by Jolly1 Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:59 am

67. 65%

    Belated

    Overdue

    the BARE MINIMUM

    Comment by Pawn Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:59 am

68. Dereliction.

    Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:59 am

69. TRAP

    Comment by JDuc Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:00 am

70. Runaground.

    Comment by Keyrock Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:01 am

71. Squeezy

    Comment by Gruntled University Employee Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:03 am

72. excremental

    Comment by Scamp640 Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:04 am

73. Improvident.

    Comment by Stark Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:06 am

74. Capitulation

    Comment by Michael Westen Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:07 am

75. CIRCUS!

    Comment by Chad Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:09 am

76. Quinnlike

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:11 am

77. Robberbarronincontrol

    Comment by Ghost Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:12 am

78. SHAMEFUL

    Comment by Anon E. Mouse Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:12 am

79. Beard

    Comment by Allen Skillicorn Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:13 am

80. Insane

    Comment by DuPage Bard Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:14 am

81. Doable

    Comment by Sense of a Goose Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:18 am

82. Quinnlike

    Sorry about dropping my handle.

    Comment by Last Bull Moose Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:19 am

83. Pitiful

    Comment by NobodysAccountable Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:21 am

84. Delusional

    Comment by Langhorne Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:24 am

85. Sickening!

    Comment by retired guy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:27 am

86. pathetic

    Comment by oldman Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:29 am

87. Overdue

    Comment by illinoised Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:30 am

88. Vaudeville

    Comment by Steward As Well.... Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:31 am

89. Raunerific!

    Comment by Samuel Gompers Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:33 am

90. Helsinki

    Comment by Cheswick Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:42 am

91. subterranean

    Comment by Quiet Sage Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:44 am

92. Stra-ti-gery!!

    Comment by WhoKnew Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:51 am

93. MADDENIN’

    Comment by Slippin' Jimmy Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:55 am

94. Smokescreen

    Comment by CharlieKratos Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:58 am

95. Footrace!

    Comment by Fool On The Hill Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:00 am

96. Pressure

    Comment by Mama Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:09 am

97. Cornered

    Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:19 am

98. Stress

    Comment by DuPage Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:43 am

99. Dysfunctional

    Comment by Dog Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:51 am

100. Embarrassment

     Comment by Keyser Soze Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:53 am

101. “Joke”.

     Again, the leaders cut a deal and with no public or legislative committee review, and the GA passes it. IL governance is still a joke.

     Revenue package? No.

     We are trained to be happy with very little.

     Comment by Harry Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:54 am

102. Owl-iffic

     Comment by Hamlet's Ghost Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 12:05 pm

103. Misdirection

     Comment by enoughalready Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 12:13 pm

104. Progress ?? ?? ??

     Comment by Mattman Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 12:31 pm

105. Typical

     Comment by here we go again... Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 12:34 pm

106. Hypocrite

     Comment by blue dog dem Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 12:34 pm

107. BannanRepublic (not the store)

     Comment by again! Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 12:35 pm

108. Criminal

     Comment by antipolitics Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 1:03 pm

109. Sausage

     Comment by Lucky than Good Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 1:33 pm

110. Unbombastic

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:10 pm

111. Apocryphal

     Comment by Big Joe Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:14 pm

112. Compunctious

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:14 pm

113. Half-a-loaf

     Comment by Jim Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:17 pm

114. Penitential

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:19 pm

115. Chagrined

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:21 pm

116. Woebegone

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:28 pm

117. Slapdash

     Comment by walker Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 2:34 pm

118. Disconsolate

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 3:19 pm

119. Raunerblinked

     Comment by Jake Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 4:40 pm

120. Makeshift

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 5:02 pm

121. Delayed

     Comment by Enviro Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 5:05 pm

122. Hangdog

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 5:09 pm

123. Panic.

     Comment by peon Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 5:19 pm

124. JOKE!

     Comment by Ree Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 6:02 pm

125. Whew!

     Comment by Just The Way It Is One Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 6:07 pm

126. Too sad for just one word

     Comment by My New Handle Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 7:23 pm

127. Cobble

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 8:56 pm

128. Jury-rig

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 8:59 pm

129. Jerry-build

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:04 pm

130. Procrastinated

     Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:13 pm

131. Blagoofian

     Comment by Keyrock Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 9:36 pm

132. subprime

     Comment by lost in the weeds Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:33 pm

133. reactionary

     Comment by lost in the weeds Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 10:35 pm

134. “Clank!” (that’s the sound a can makes when it’s kicked down the road).

     Comment by Tom K. Thursday, Jun 30, 16 @ 11:38 pm

135. FUBAR

     Comment by 37B Friday, Jul 1, 16 @ 1:01 am

136. Detaunt

     Comment by Rabid Friday, Jul 1, 16 @ 8:15 am

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