I would rather be in the jungle with Patty
Is that Rod I hear laughing
Half a fiscal year is better than none
It’s like Deja Vu all over again
I don’t know nothing about no tax increase
So it wasn’t Rod and Emil’s fault after all?
I hear Foghat is playing the state fair
The Doors Morrison Hotel album cover as visual, featuring Madigan, Quinn, Cullerton, Cross and Radogno (yes, some license is being taken to get them all in).
Captions:
“Madigan Hotel”
“StateHouse Blues 2009″
The Future’s Uncertain and the End is Always Near.”
It’s too easy, but The Who’s “meet the new boss, same as the old boss” lyric with Quinn’s face should be part of the shirt….with a line “smile and grin at the change all around.”
But The Doors are always a good choice….I was listening to Morrison Hotel on the way into work this morning….
Caption: “You’re probably wondering why we called you all here…”
- bob the builder - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm:
Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah - I’d (always crossed out)never wanna be there
Those were the (best crossed out) worst days of my life
Is that Rich Miller I hear saying Cha-Ching?
If we taxed suits more the lobbyists could cover the whole deficit
I am a legislator, get me out of voting for this
“Illinois Government” is an oxymoron
Barack left just in time
Ethics is in the eye of the beholder
Madigan, grinning with gavel, looking at Quinn with 42 votes on the board: “Have all voted who wish?”
Budget deficit…$12 billion
Pork projects for legislators…$1.5 billion
Money for many social services…$0
Yet another summer in Springfield…Priceless
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:11 pm:
Take Some Advice from Costanza
“I always have tuna on toast. Nothing’s ever worked out for me with tuna on toast. I want the complete opposite of on toast. Chicken salad, on rye, untoasted … and a cup of tea.”
===Madigan as Moe Greene to Pat Collins…
“Do you know who I am? I’m Michael J Madigan! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!” ====
Don’t forget what happened to Moe. I think just the opposite will happen and my money is on Mike (or his family) being around the statehouse longer than Collins.
Madigan as Peter Clemenza:
Leave the budget, take the capital plan
Quinn as Sollozzo:
Bene. Don [Madigan]. I need a man who has powerful friends. I need [12 billion] dollars in cash. I need Don [Madigan] and all of those politicians that you carry around in your pocket like so many nickels and dimes.
“Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they’re the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. And if we don’t get a piece of that action, we risk everything we have. I mean not now, but, ah, ten years from now.”
That wordslinger thing could work. How about “No, We Can’t” accompanied by “headline” type phrases such as: “Record deficit” “Phony reform” “Another Overtime Session” ?
You can fool some of the people all of the time
And all of the people some of the time
But you can’t get the General Assembly
To do much of anything at anytime
=== That wordslinger thing could work. How about “No, We Can’t” accompanied by “headline” type phrases such as: “Record deficit” “Phony reform” “Another Overtime Session” ? ====
–“Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they’re the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. And if we don’t get a piece of that action, we risk everything we have. I mean not now, but, ah, ten years from now.”–
So we legalize medical MJ, eliminate addiction treatment…HEY, WE HAVE A PIECE OF THAT ACTION!!
Wordslinger has it. How about ‘No We Can’t (make a hard decision, please don’t make us!!!) with a graphic of a dominatrix dungeon. You fill in the faces of the ‘clients’ with assorted politicians faces with velcro on the back….
A large, cartoon of Speaker Madigan holding a pie and sticking his tongue out like a child,
“na na!”, with the Representatives who voted NO on any tax increase, like Tom Cross, all Republicans, and many Democrats, behind him.
All these figures standing over a large crowd of people holding them up on their backs (and they’re falling over and being crushed and dying), hoping for crumbs to fall from the pie: state employees, disabled people, seniors, children, homeless, sick patients, poor.
- John Bambenek - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:26 pm:
“Fresh new faces; same old gridlock”
- If It Walks Like a Duck... - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:29 pm:
The Sisyphus Session. The graphic design: a large pork barrel being rolled up a hill.
- tired - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:33 pm:
The never ending story …
- Louis G. Atsaves - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:33 pm:
Arrow Pointing Strait Up:
Below that: “HOPELESS!”
- Louis G. Atsaves - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:34 pm:
Oops! “Straight”
Sorry about that!
- Kevin Highland - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:34 pm:
The FY2010 Business as Usual Tour!
- bored now - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:35 pm:
“i’d rather be fishing”
- Concerned Observer - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:36 pm:
“Overtime? Beats eating bugs in the jungle.”
- TJ - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:37 pm:
Third time’s the charm?
- sleepless in chicago - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:39 pm:
Who will emerge from the meetings with their body parts intact?
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:40 pm:
Atleast we aren’t Illinois. Oh wait nevermind.
- anon - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:40 pm:
One day closer to a Republican majority!
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:43 pm:
Get me outa here…I’m a taxpayer!
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:43 pm:
I would rather be in the jungle with Patty
Is that Rod I hear laughing
Half a fiscal year is better than none
It’s like Deja Vu all over again
I don’t know nothing about no tax increase
So it wasn’t Rod and Emil’s fault after all?
I hear Foghat is playing the state fair
- George - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:45 pm:
“I’m a Legislator… get me outta here!”
- Capitol View - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:45 pm:
sketches of Laurel and Hardy saying their stock phrase: “this is another fine mess that you have gotten us into”
but the faces being Quinn and Madigan
- GPS - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:45 pm:
ILLINOIS POLITICS
It’s not for sissies or anyone with a sense of duty and resposibility!
- Scooby - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:47 pm:
“I’m Madigan as Hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”
- South Sider - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:47 pm:
Summer in Springfield….bleeping golden
- Boscobud - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:53 pm:
I Love Taxes
- Gregor - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:56 pm:
Budget overtime 09:
Lather,
Rinse,
Repeat.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 12:59 pm:
I think you’ve got to have several different branding campaigns:
For the Pro-Tax Increase Crowd:
Look at the bright side: If you lose your re-election for raising taxes, atleast you’ll have your summers back.
For the Just-Cut-A-Deal Crowd:
The road to Compromise is a two-way street.”
For the Anti-Tax Increase Crowd:
Nee! Nie! Non! Nein! كلا! !לֹא いいえ！ 不是! нет! δεν! không!
What part of “NO new taxes don’t you understand?”
- dupage dan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:01 pm:
I voted for Rod and all I got for it was this lousy…..
- ahem - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:01 pm:
“Get a bigger bag, there’s too much manure!”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:04 pm:
===Nee! Nie! Non! Nein! كلا! !לֹא いいえ！ 不是! нет! δεν! không!===
As we used to say in Germany: Nix, nein, Frankenstein.
- biographer - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:05 pm:
Landed in Special Session again! Can I take a Mulligan?
- SLICK NICK - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:05 pm:
HEY LOOK A KITTY!
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:06 pm:
The Doors Morrison Hotel album cover as visual, featuring Madigan, Quinn, Cullerton, Cross and Radogno (yes, some license is being taken to get them all in).
Captions:
“Madigan Hotel”
“StateHouse Blues 2009″
The Future’s Uncertain and the End is Always Near.”
- SLICK NICK - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:07 pm:
READ MY LIPS, No New,
No, Hold that thought!
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:08 pm:
Pat Quinn as Carlo Rizzi…
“Please, don’t do this to me, Mike. Please, don’t.”
Madigan…
“No, you’re out of the family business, that’s your punishment. You’re finished. I’m putting you on a plane to Vegas.”
- Scooby - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:11 pm:
“Nothing is over until we decide it is.”
- Anonymous45 - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:13 pm:
Fear and Loathing the ‘09 edition…
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:14 pm:
Madigan as Moe Greene to Pat Collins…
“Do you know who I am? I’m Michael J Madigan! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!”
- Irish - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:14 pm:
Picture of capitol building.
slogan: Illinois Government - Nothing is done here
Picture: An exterminator
slogan: New fumigation plan “Anyone who does not do their job.” Vacancies - House 118 - Senate 59
- Jake from Mell-y-wood - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:17 pm:
Front of Shirt-
Picture of Quinn and Madigan smiling
Back of Shirt-
“Buddy, can you spare $12 Million?”
- Jake from Mell-y-wood - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:18 pm:
Um. . .Billion
- Easy - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:19 pm:
Overtime 2009: Year of the Common Denominator-Michael J Madigan.
- Irish - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:20 pm:
slogan
Want a reason for recall?
Illinois budget 2003 - 2010
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:23 pm:
Things could be worse.
Rod could still be Governor.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:23 pm:
NO TAX HIKES! *
* Except for booze, candy, iced tea, dandruff shampoo and driver services fee increases.
NO GAMBLING EXPANSION! *
* Except for legalized video poker in every tavern, truck stop and VFW club in the state.
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:25 pm:
“No, we can’t!”
- Big West - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:27 pm:
The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Players present Summer Stock 2009
- David Starrett - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:29 pm:
Picture of a crowd of South Park-style lawmakers with their hands out, state capitol in the background.
Slogan: “CHANGE!”
- anon 58 - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:30 pm:
picture of the lady in the middle of the capital with her hands out. caption- YEAH. Were going to need a little more this year.
- ahoy - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:32 pm:
The Madigan Fiasco
or
“Budget, We don’t need no stinking budget”
- Vote Quimby! - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:32 pm:
It’s too easy, but The Who’s “meet the new boss, same as the old boss” lyric with Quinn’s face should be part of the shirt….with a line “smile and grin at the change all around.”
But The Doors are always a good choice….I was listening to Morrison Hotel on the way into work this morning….
- ahoy - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:34 pm:
oh oh, whoever wrote “Summer in Springfield….bleeping golden”… I like that one.
- Third Generation Chicago Native - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm:
No recess until the Budget mess is less.
- David Starrett - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm:
Group picture of the Governor and four tops.
Caption: “You’re probably wondering why we called you all here…”
- bob the builder - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:37 pm:
Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah - I’d (always crossed out)never wanna be there
Those were the (best crossed out) worst days of my life
Back in Summer of (’69 crossed out) ‘09
- Obamarama - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:38 pm:
“Third quarter revenues at the Globe expected to beat last year’s mark.”
- ahoy - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:41 pm:
A picture of Quinn with the caption
“It’s Mike Madigan’s world, I just live in it.
- Vote Quimby! - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:42 pm:
“Rod Was Right…Its A Tax Hike Conspiracy!”
- anonymous1 - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:49 pm:
It’s not overtime…it’s sudden death.
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:53 pm:
Is that Rich Miller I hear saying Cha-Ching?
If we taxed suits more the lobbyists could cover the whole deficit
I am a legislator, get me out of voting for this
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:56 pm:
“Illinois Government Is Proof That God Has A Sense of Humor”
- Just Sayin' - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:59 pm:
“Illinois Government” is an oxymoron
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 1:59 pm:
Hey how about Video Poker at Starbucks?
Play Video Poker so they don’t raise my taxes?
Good thing they can’t tax being awesome because I would be broke
Hey lets save money by turning off the A/C at the Capitol that will get us a budget!
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:03 pm:
“Paralyzed Goverment Is So Overtaxing”
- Just Sayin' - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:04 pm:
“Illinois Government” is an oxymoron
Barack left just in time
Ethics is in the eye of the beholder
Madigan, grinning with gavel, looking at Quinn with 42 votes on the board: “Have all voted who wish?”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:05 pm:
“Hey Barack, How About Bailing This Out?”
- Bluefish - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:09 pm:
Budget deficit…$12 billion
Pork projects for legislators…$1.5 billion
Money for many social services…$0
Yet another summer in Springfield…Priceless
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:11 pm:
Take Some Advice from Costanza
“I always have tuna on toast. Nothing’s ever worked out for me with tuna on toast. I want the complete opposite of on toast. Chicken salad, on rye, untoasted … and a cup of tea.”
Whatever You’ve Been Doing, Do the Opposite.
- Been There - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:13 pm:
===Madigan as Moe Greene to Pat Collins…
“Do you know who I am? I’m Michael J Madigan! I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders!” ====
Don’t forget what happened to Moe. I think just the opposite will happen and my money is on Mike (or his family) being around the statehouse longer than Collins.
- zatoichi - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:14 pm:
TAXES! It’s a state of mind.
- Ghost - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:19 pm:
Madigan as Peter Clemenza:
Leave the budget, take the capital plan
Quinn as Sollozzo:
Bene. Don [Madigan]. I need a man who has powerful friends. I need [12 billion] dollars in cash. I need Don [Madigan] and all of those politicians that you carry around in your pocket like so many nickels and dimes.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:19 pm:
“Pray For Me: Not Only Do I Pay Illinois Taxes - I Also Own GM Stock”
- Been There - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:19 pm:
To parapharse Koko Taylor
Wang, Dang, Doodle all session long.
- Wumpus - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:27 pm:
The Celtics vs. Bulls have nothing on us.
- Wumpus - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:28 pm:
The Celtics vs. Bulls have nothing on us. VMan, we all own GM stock now!
- Levois - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:28 pm:
Overtime in heaven? 2009 Edition!
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:32 pm:
“Is Quinn Corrupt Enough To Win In Illinois?”
- SLICK NICK - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:34 pm:
ILLINOIS - BANKRUPTCY
2009 - ?
“Its’ not just for the little guy!”
- South Side Mike - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:34 pm:
Overtime 2009: We have not yet begun to work.
- Ghost - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:38 pm:
TII
we have our own Cross to bare
picture of the state being weighed down by Tom Cross.
- SLICK NICK - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:38 pm:
Balanced Budget!
We don’t need no stinking
Balanced Budget!
- Curious Observer - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:42 pm:
What this sport needs is sudden-death overtime.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:46 pm:
71 + 36 = 12,000,000,000
- prairiestatedem - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:48 pm:
Summer Session 09…Its not just for psuedo intelliectual, narcissitic elvis obessed chief executives anymore
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:51 pm:
“Don’t Think Of It As Overtime - Think Of It As A Extra Little Scoop of Corruption For Your Tax Dollars!”
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 2:51 pm:
My vote goes to Wordslinger!
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:05 pm:
“This Overtime Session Is Proof That Impeachment Doesn’t Fix Everything”
- been there - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:05 pm:
I’m with Wordslinger too. And the sketch can be an ostrich with its head in the ground, maybe in front of the capitol.
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:05 pm:
My State Rep and State Senator left a 12 Billion dollar deficit and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:06 pm:
Illinois budget plan, 2019…
“Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they’re the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. And if we don’t get a piece of that action, we risk everything we have. I mean not now, but, ah, ten years from now.”
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:08 pm:
As for a design
How about only half of the capitol dome…
or
Just Rod’s hair like it was a wig
- what the? - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:09 pm:
SSDD
(Same S***, Different Dems)
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:10 pm:
“It’s All Blago’s The GOP’s Illinois Voter’s Fault!”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:10 pm:
That wordslinger thing could work. How about “No, We Can’t” accompanied by “headline” type phrases such as: “Record deficit” “Phony reform” “Another Overtime Session” ?
- Das Man - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:15 pm:
You can fool some of the people all of the time
And all of the people some of the time
But you can’t get the General Assembly
To do much of anything at anytime
- L.S. - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:17 pm:
One door saying “Tax Increase” one door saying “Meltdown”
Caption: “Where There’s No Will, There’s No Way”
- LisleMike - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:18 pm:
Increased Taxes!?!?
Taxes is already the biggest state
Huh?
Nevermind….
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:18 pm:
With Rich channelling the Corleone Family today, I can’t believe we missed:
“Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.”
Maybe because it’s from III.
- LisleMike - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:21 pm:
Corleone reference again
Madigan to Quinn:
“Don’t ever ask me about my business!”
as he closes the door to his office
- Steve - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:23 pm:
Same Old Blue.
- SouthernIL - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:25 pm:
Black Bull squating with dung heap underneath his rearend encompassed with the BIG RED CIRCLE and SLASH….slogan…NO MORE!
- the ole preceinct captain - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:29 pm:
Illinois, I think you need protection. About $12 Billion worth.
- Ghost - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:29 pm:
The Meeks will inherit the School System
=== That wordslinger thing could work. How about “No, We Can’t” accompanied by “headline” type phrases such as: “Record deficit” “Phony reform” “Another Overtime Session” ? ====
No, We Can’t
TII!
Record Deficit
Phony Reform
- Erickson - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:30 pm:
–“Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they’re the best things to have. But narcotics is a thing of the future. And if we don’t get a piece of that action, we risk everything we have. I mean not now, but, ah, ten years from now.”–
So we legalize medical MJ, eliminate addiction treatment…HEY, WE HAVE A PIECE OF THAT ACTION!!
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:34 pm:
How about a picture of the Old State Capitol with “Yes We Can!” and a picture of the new (current) Capitol building with “No, we can’t!”
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:36 pm:
…props to wordslinger, of course.
- Secret Square - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:41 pm:
No contest — Old Shep and Word win.
- D Wareham --- Taylorville - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:49 pm:
Ilinois Politicians
It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.
- Larry Mullholland - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:56 pm:
I voted a straight D ticket and all I got was this lousy t-shirt and they want it back!
- Courser - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 3:58 pm:
Meet the new boss…same as the old boss.
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:02 pm:
The Illinois General Assembly, now we know why they passed medical MJ
- BatMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:07 pm:
Second verse, same as the first
- Belle - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:07 pm:
Wordslinger has it. How about ‘No We Can’t (make a hard decision, please don’t make us!!!) with a graphic of a dominatrix dungeon. You fill in the faces of the ‘clients’ with assorted politicians faces with velcro on the back….
- Bluefish - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:10 pm:
Overtime in Springfield…A Tradition Since 2007
- Jechislo - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:24 pm:
“Don’t stare down here, the boobs are in session”.
- Vote Quimby! - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:27 pm:
“Change You Have To Deal With”
- Abe's Ghost - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:29 pm:
Illinois Government–Puts the Summer Fun in DysFUNctional!
- lady - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:29 pm:
I am King of Illinois - Michael J. Madigan (Steve Brown)
- OneMan - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:29 pm:
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
- ahem - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:32 pm:
“A billion here, a billion there… sooner or later that adds up to some real money.” - Everett Dirksen
- joker fte - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:35 pm:
mike madigan as a principal exclaiming to Quinn and the other legislative leaders (as kids) “no recess for you!”
- D Wareham --- Taylorville - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:38 pm:
Patrick Henry railed against taxation without representation. He should see it with representation.
- Boscobud - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:40 pm:
Asking Illinois to fix the economy is like asking Blago to tell the truth.
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:40 pm:
AA agrees that word has the winner. Rich, please don’t forget “Fumigation” (or even “Yesterday’s Tomatoes”) for your headline list.
- One of the 35 - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:42 pm:
Illinois - can you say disfunctional?
- Third Generation Chicago Native - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 4:46 pm:
We are staying until the Illinois State Fair
- Leave a light on George - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:00 pm:
Quinn as Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles ” What in the wide, wide, world of sports is goin’ on here?”
- Lefty - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:27 pm:
“What we have here is a failure to communicate!”
- state employee - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:34 pm:
A large, cartoon of Speaker Madigan holding a pie and sticking his tongue out like a child,
“na na!”, with the Representatives who voted NO on any tax increase, like Tom Cross, all Republicans, and many Democrats, behind him.
All these figures standing over a large crowd of people holding them up on their backs (and they’re falling over and being crushed and dying), hoping for crumbs to fall from the pie: state employees, disabled people, seniors, children, homeless, sick patients, poor.
- state employee - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:36 pm:
…the Representatives who voted NO, behind him, also smiling, and drooling.
- state employee - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 5:50 pm:
Dark depiction, isn’t it? This is how it is for millions of people in Illinois.
- walkinmyshoes - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 6:04 pm:
Oops - we’re doing it again!
- Gregor - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 6:52 pm:
Don’t print this on a t-shirt: it needs to go on a Moebius strip:
“…Nonewtaxesbutwecan’tcutanthingsolet’sraisetaxesbut…”
- B. Gone - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 7:38 pm:
t-shirt
Would the last state employee turn out the lights and remove all shoe boxes
- DundeeDad - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 7:53 pm:
I Survived “Change” and “Reform”
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 9:00 pm:
Don’t get MADigan…
(picture of Alfred E. Neumann at a video poker machine)
Just Get Even!
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 9:08 pm:
“This is the song that never ends . . . ”
But, after seeing Ghost on the tube tonight, I think BatMan hit it on the head.
- Crazy Capital - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 10:11 pm:
Elvis has left the Building…who’s to blame now
- Ghost - Thursday, Jun 4, 09 @ 10:40 pm:
Oneman
please dont call me shirley