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Question of the day

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller

* What one word best defines Illinois state government?

Please, keep your answer to only one word. Thanks.

       

197 Comments
  1. - Mike an Ike - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:45 am:

    Extinct


  2. - Speaking at Will - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:46 am:

    Kaboom!


  3. - levois - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:46 am:

    antagonistic


  4. - dc - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:47 am:

    failure


  5. - Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:48 am:

    Indebted


  6. - Louis G. Atsaves - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:48 am:

    Myopic.


  7. - 47th Ward - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:48 am:

    Gutless


  8. - downstate dem - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:49 am:

    hopeless


  9. - Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:49 am:

    Polyanna


  10. - reactor526 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:49 am:

    Addictive.


  11. - John Carter - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:49 am:

    Monarchy


  12. - 10th Indy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:49 am:

    Mess


  13. - Trustee - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:50 am:

    Bankrupt


  14. - Frost - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:50 am:

    flatulent


  15. - cardinals fan - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:51 am:

    BANKRUPT


  16. - Really?? - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:52 am:

    MESS


  17. - VanillaMan - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:53 am:

    Chicagodemocratic


  18. - train111 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:53 am:

    dysfunctional


  19. - cassandra - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:53 am:

    Profligate.


  20. - Rob_N - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:55 am:

    kindergarten


  21. - TominChicago - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:55 am:

    Madigan


  22. - OLD TIMER - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:56 am:

    SNAFU!


  23. - ILPundit - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:56 am:

    Craptacular


  24. - ChampaignDweller - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:56 am:

    pathetic


  25. - CC - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:56 am:

    Incompetent


  26. - "Rich Miller" - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:57 am:

    Lucrative.


  27. - Look a kitty - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:57 am:

    Feral


  28. - KeepSmiling - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:58 am:

    Unaccountable


  29. - Amy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:01 pm:

    strategery


  30. - in the know - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:01 pm:

    narcissistic


  31. - Heartless Libertarian - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:03 pm:

    Obdurate


  32. - State employee - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:03 pm:

    Trainwreck


  33. - IlliniPundit - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:03 pm:

    Democratic. (As in Democratic Party.)


  34. - Elephant Man - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:04 pm:

    FUBAR


  35. - bankman - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:05 pm:

    subterfuge


  36. - Bill - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:06 pm:

    Horsebleep


  37. - state employee dreaming of Vermont - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:06 pm:

    Inhumane


  38. - Anon - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:08 pm:

    Needy


  39. - Pothole - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:08 pm:

    Representative


  40. - rachel - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:08 pm:

    Idiots


  41. - Slick Willy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:08 pm:

    Inept


  42. - 57Kevin - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:09 pm:

    fetid


  43. - Tunes - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:09 pm:

    abusive


  44. - montrose - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:09 pm:

    #$&@^@!


  45. - Pothole - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:10 pm:

    Elected


  46. - state employee - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:10 pm:

    depressing


  47. - profiles in courage - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:11 pm:

    embarrasing


  48. - ladybug - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:11 pm:

    greedy


  49. - in chicago - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:12 pm:

    immoral


  50. - Rod sez I'm pork - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:12 pm:

    Farkakte


  51. - Wondering - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:12 pm:

    Moronic


  52. - Tom - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:12 pm:

    disreputable


  53. - John Bambenek - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:12 pm:

    Enron


  54. - wish I were not in IL - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:12 pm:

    arrogant


  55. - Little Lucy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:13 pm:

    ineffective


  56. - bleeping golden - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:13 pm:

    cowards


  57. - Downstate weed chewing hick - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:13 pm:

    Egocentric


  58. - Can't Say My Nickname - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:14 pm:

    tainted


  59. - lawrence - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:14 pm:

    sadists


  60. - well-educated - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:15 pm:

    ignorant


  61. - Molly - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:16 pm:

    Venal


  62. - getmeouttahere - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:18 pm:

    vile


  63. - SouthernGirl - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:18 pm:

    enured


  64. - Larry Mullholland - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:19 pm:

    parochial


  65. - South Side Mike - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:19 pm:

    “Aristocrats”


  66. - David Jenkins - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:20 pm:

    Inept.


  67. - evanston - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:21 pm:

    clowns


  68. - sky - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:22 pm:

    criminal


  69. - KenoMan - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:22 pm:

    unRECALLable


  70. - done - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:22 pm:

    misunderstood


  71. - NimROD - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:22 pm:

    Infantile.


  72. - Greg - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:26 pm:

    Unrespectable


  73. - wordslinger - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:26 pm:

    Procrastinating


  74. - Anon - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:28 pm:

    Children


  75. - been there - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:31 pm:

    wrong


  76. - observation - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:32 pm:

    Tragic


  77. - OT - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:37 pm:

    UNsupercalifragilisticexpialidocious


  78. - Boscobud - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:39 pm:

    Ouch


  79. - I wish I were Mrs. Guillen - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:42 pm:

    eek


  80. - cartoon channel - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:43 pm:

    selfserving


  81. - Anon - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:46 pm:

    Deadbeat (as in Deadbeat Dad)


  82. - dassah - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:50 pm:

    selfish


  83. - GreAt - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:50 pm:

    EMBARASSING!!!!


  84. - inthemiddle - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:54 pm:

    reckless


  85. - reformer - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:56 pm:

    gridlocked


  86. - That's Capital! - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:57 pm:

    shovelready


  87. - seriously - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:58 pm:

    nefarious


  88. - religilous - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 12:59 pm:

    manslaughter


  89. - Rod - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:00 pm:

    sick


  90. - Quinn The Eskimo - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:01 pm:

    Debtor


  91. - One Of The Many - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:03 pm:

    alienated


  92. - lake county democrat - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:06 pm:

    Boot.


  93. - CircularFiringSquad - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:10 pm:

    NOTCalifornia


  94. - Lisle Mike - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:11 pm:

    Tragicomical


  95. - Anonymous45 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:11 pm:

    enfeebled


  96. - dupage dan - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:12 pm:

    TARFU!


  97. - sal-says - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:12 pm:

    pathetic…….


  98. - Stones - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:14 pm:

    disfunctional


  99. - Ravenswood Right Winger - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:19 pm:

    Incontinent.


  100. - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:21 pm:

    craptastic


  101. - vole - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:23 pm:

    foreboding


  102. - little lady - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:24 pm:

    stupid


  103. - memsaab - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:26 pm:

    KAK ( a Boer word meaning s**t)


  104. - Chris Cornell - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:27 pm:

    BlackHole(Sun)


  105. - orlkon - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:29 pm:

    Dependable

    Unfortunately!


  106. - Velma D. - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:30 pm:

    Byzanine


  107. - Anon - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:32 pm:

    Inherent


  108. - Third Generation Chicago Native - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:32 pm:

    Bulloney


  109. - MrJM - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:33 pm:

    Malignant

    – MrJM


  110. - Mr. K - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:36 pm:

    Unseated!!!


  111. - Loli - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:38 pm:

    tergiversation


  112. - Paths of Glory - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:40 pm:

    craven


  113. - Sky-King - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:42 pm:

    BlueBlood


  114. - Ready to rumble - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:42 pm:

    Fixed


  115. - Tollway Joe - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:45 pm:

    Fruchtbar


  116. - Captain Flume - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:46 pm:

    despotic


  117. - Wondering - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:46 pm:

    Titanic-like with Madigan and Quinn as co-captains


  118. - Sinequanon - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:48 pm:

    BOHICA


  119. - Stoned Prophet - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:54 pm:

    Skata: an ethnic word that describes the budget.


  120. - What's in a name? - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:58 pm:

    Post-Blagovian


  121. - Red Bird fan - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 1:59 pm:

    FUBAR


  122. - Dan S, a voter and Cubs Fan - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:05 pm:

    SNAFU


  123. - dznuts - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:09 pm:

    carcigenic


  124. - Watching closely - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:10 pm:

    Deserved


  125. - Obamarama - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:14 pm:

    Chicago


  126. - LL Cool J - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:16 pm:

    I’ll go with FUBAR.


  127. - Captain America - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:16 pm:

    Corrupt - dysfunctional would have been my first choice, but somebody already said it.


  128. - Joe - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:16 pm:

    Cowardly


  129. - Bluefish - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:17 pm:

    Replaceable (or at least needs to be).


  130. - Will County Woman - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:19 pm:

    WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  131. - James the Intolerant - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:19 pm:

    disastrous


  132. - UnQualified - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:25 pm:

    nonsensicle


  133. - Capitol View - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:28 pm:

    irresponsible.


  134. - borzoi - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:30 pm:

    disentitlementarianism


  135. - Segatari - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:31 pm:

    Ultra-retarded.


  136. - william - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:32 pm:

    Egotistical


  137. - Tired - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:35 pm:

    Defenestrate-able


  138. - No votes - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:35 pm:

    Discouraging


  139. - You Go Boy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:37 pm:

    %&^%$&-%@


  140. - Celt - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:38 pm:

    Shameful


  141. - yinn - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:41 pm:

    MUBAR

    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mubar


  142. - BigDog - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:43 pm:

    Madoff-ian


  143. - He Makes Ryan Look Like a Saint - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:47 pm:

    FUBAR!!!


  144. - envelop - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:49 pm:

    terminal


  145. - anon36 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:52 pm:

    worthless!


  146. - jimminy crickets - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:54 pm:

    heartless


  147. - Just Me - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:57 pm:

    impeachablish


  148. - Hmmmm - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 2:59 pm:

    F-Bombers


  149. - magoo - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:03 pm:

    RECKLESS


  150. - TV Guy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:04 pm:

    phlegmatic


  151. - WindyCityzen - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:05 pm:

    Shenanigans


  152. - Vote Quimby! - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:08 pm:

    sociopathic


  153. - freddy - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:20 pm:

    stench


  154. - IL Govt - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:20 pm:

    Funkdafied!


  155. - Gunnar - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:22 pm:

    Feckless


  156. - doc - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:24 pm:

    selfdestructive

    or

    suicidal


  157. - Corky - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:28 pm:

    SHAMEFUL!


  158. - Dunning, Sponget & Leach - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:33 pm:

    Exhausted.


  159. - PeaceLover - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:41 pm:

    Indict-able


  160. - casual observer - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 3:48 pm:

    gerrymandered


  161. - Ann - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:01 pm:

    One syllable: Ha!


  162. - phocion - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:12 pm:

    Quintessential.


  163. - gallery walker - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:16 pm:

    typical!!!


  164. - Forgotten Few - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:26 pm:

    PONZI!


  165. - Tunes - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:31 pm:

    Doofuses!


  166. - Wife of 1 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:32 pm:

    Corrupt.


  167. - Louie - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:52 pm:

    Guilty!!!


  168. - cesspool - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 4:54 pm:

    Cesspool


  169. - InParis - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:10 pm:

    CLUELESS


  170. - DB - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:11 pm:

    Ultraprocrasticonstipated


  171. - Reality Check - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:19 pm:

    fraud


  172. - thunder1 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:25 pm:

    Greed!


  173. - Justice - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:35 pm:

    Pitiful


  174. - getmeoutofhere - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:36 pm:

    CRIMINAL


  175. - southerner - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:45 pm:

    kleptocracy


  176. - Cheswick - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:55 pm:

    Rudderless.


  177. - Mighty M. Mouse - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 5:58 pm:

    Partisan


  178. - siyotanka - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 6:05 pm:

    TEOTWAWKI

    The end of the world as we know it…


  179. - Ashamed to be from Illinois - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 6:36 pm:

    Callinois


  180. - Bull7 - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 7:17 pm:

    SAD!!!


  181. - way northsider - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 7:39 pm:

    Screwed!


  182. - Wickedred - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 8:25 pm:

    Clusterf**k


  183. - Fed up - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 10:40 pm:

    Smegma


  184. - NorWester - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:03 pm:

    Bolandized


  185. - insomniac - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:04 pm:

    unrepresentantive


  186. - karate kid - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:05 pm:

    Bruno


  187. - readyforchange - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:07 pm:

    thieves


  188. - photographer - Thursday, Jul 16, 09 @ 11:10 pm:

    wasteful


  189. - DuPage 14th - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 12:15 am:

    Chaotic


  190. - Jorge - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 1:18 am:

    “Power Vertical”


  191. - Mighty M. Mouse - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 1:57 am:

    Shortsighted


  192. - Cynic - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 2:19 am:

    Disgrace


  193. - Silent Majority - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 4:20 am:

    Madigan


  194. - bass72 - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 8:29 am:

    impotent


  195. - Bonsaso - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 8:41 am:

    stalemate


  196. - the truth - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 8:50 am:

    catastrophe


  197. - notacelebrity getmeouttahere - Friday, Jul 17, 09 @ 10:10 am:

    bleeped


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