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Monday, May 21, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller

We did a “one word” thing last week for Blagojevich, Madigan and Jones, and it went over pretty well.

So, let’s expand on that today.

What one word would you use to describe the following people… Pat Quinn, Lisa Madigan, Jesse White, Dan Hynes and Alexi Giannoulias?

       

32 Comments
  1. - DeepFriedOnAStick - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 9:58 am:

    Waiting


  2. - Poolside from Hotel Ibiza - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:00 am:

    Pat Quinn - Governor of Illinois / By default
    Lisa Madigan - Blindeye to Corruption in Illinois
    Jesse White - Good Guy
    Dan Hynes - Integrity
    Alexi Giannoulias - Lots of Potential (Keep distance from Blago)


  3. - Number 8 - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:01 am:

    Wannabegovernors (except for Jesse)


  4. - bored now - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:12 am:

    pat quinn: dedicated
    lisa madigan: stuck
    jesse white: jovial
    dan hynes: legacy
    alexi giannoulias: potential

    these are all serious people, none of whom i think can or should be reduced to a single word…


  5. - anon - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:23 am:

    pat quinn - integrity
    lisa madigan - determined
    jesse white - honest
    dan hynes - loser
    alexi giannoulias - young


  6. - Napoleon has left the building - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:32 am:

    Lisa - our best hope for competent future leadership
    Alexi - beating expectations
    Hynes - like the Cubs, had a good shot, but probably not going to the next level
    Jesse - a soldier
    Quinn - lucky whack job, never forget that he ran against Durbin


  7. - Apple a day - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:34 am:

    Hynes-boring
    Quinn-opportunist
    White-tumbler
    L.Madigan-lazy
    Giannoulias-likable


  8. - Commonsense in Illinois - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:43 am:

    A pretty damn good bullpen. Sorry, it’s more than one-word, but the descriptors are necessary.


  9. - South Sider - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:46 am:

    Quinn - Grumpy
    Lisa - Snow White
    Jesse - Happy
    Hynes - Bashful
    Alexi - Sleepy
    and
    Speaker - Doc
    Jones - Sneezy
    Blago - Dopey


  10. - RAI - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 10:48 am:

    Chicago Democrats = Corrupt


  11. - Mr Brown - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 11:13 am:

    Quinn - Goof
    LM - Shady
    Jesse - Old
    Hynes - Zzzzzz….
    Alexi - Exciting


  12. - Jake from Elwood - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 11:24 am:

    Quinn-Populist
    Madigan-Poised
    White-Popular
    Hynes-Perturbed
    Alexi-Perplexed


  13. - Downstate - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 12:09 pm:

    Quinn: Spooky
    Madigan: Ambitious
    White: Corrupt
    Hynes: Integrity
    Alexi: Untested


  14. - SpfldPolitico - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 12:14 pm:

    Quinn - underused
    madigan - woman
    White - forever
    Hynes - gracious
    Alexi - future


  15. - Keyser Soze - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 12:14 pm:

    Quinn - Naive
    Madigan - Crafty
    Jesse - Nice
    Dan - Dull
    Alexi - Hip


  16. - i d - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 12:37 pm:

    consanguine


  17. - Shallow Pharnyx - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 1:45 pm:

    Quinn- Ambiguous
    Madigan- Crusader
    White- Elderly
    Hynes- Honest
    Giannoulias- Young


  18. - VanillaMan - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 2:04 pm:

    Quinn - Spinster
    Madigan - Batwoman
    Jesse - Cheshire
    Dan - Monocane
    Alexi - Dukakis II


  19. - Dooley Dudright - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 2:10 pm:

    Quinn - Trustworthy
    Madigan - Loyal
    White - Helpful
    Hynes - Friendly
    Giannoulias - Courteous

    Kind - obedient - cheerful —

    Hey! Wait! You kidding me? This ain’t no scout troop!


  20. - values matter - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 2:43 pm:

    Quinn press release populist
    Hynes next senator or governor
    Madigan effective attorney general
    White no one does SOS better
    Alexxi young but smart, savvy, friendly


  21. - Jechislo - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 3:09 pm:

    Hahaha. Mmmmm. Okay. Who? What?


  22. - Captain America - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 3:36 pm:

    Quinn: Populist
    Madigan: Excellent
    Hynes: Excellent
    White: Likable
    Gianoullias:Promising

    I believe Dan really would be an outstanding Governor, but apparently Lisa has leapfrogged him by doing such a great job as AG.Can’t figure out who will be appointed Senator when Obama becomes our next VP.


  23. - Gus Bode - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 3:43 pm:

    Gianoullias: Man-child


  24. - Kosin - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 3:57 pm:

    Quinn- Socialist
    Madigan- Toady
    White- Athletic
    Hynes- Ketchup
    Giannoulias- Cheesy


  25. - Punley Dieter Finn - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 4:11 pm:

    The Greek, the Geek, the Weak, the Squeek and the Leak.


  26. - one of the 35 - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 4:16 pm:

    Quinn - populist
    Madigan - innevitable
    White - unbeatable
    Hynes - integrity
    Giannoulis - charismatic (and underrated)


  27. - Boone Logan Square - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 4:30 pm:

    Quinn - honorable
    Madigan - prodigovernor
    White - permanent
    Hynes - competent
    Giannoulis - delivering


  28. - So Ill - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 4:54 pm:

    Quinn — Irrelevant (unfortunately)
    Madigan — Strong
    White — Quiet
    Hynes — Quiet (also)
    Giannoulias — Impressive


  29. - Missing /Absent / - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 7:16 pm:

    Where’s MILO?


  30. - Anonymous - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 9:07 pm:

    Clueless


  31. - Disgusted - Monday, May 21, 07 @ 9:51 pm:

    gutless


  32. - Patriot - Tuesday, May 22, 07 @ 6:53 am:

    Five fingers on a corrupt hand picking our pockets.


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