Question of the day
Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 - Posted by Rich Miller
* The setup…
Indiana’s Republican Governor, Mitch Daniels, once considered a potential candidate for U.S. president, will become the next president of Purdue University after a vote by the school’s board of trustees on Thursday.
Daniels will become the 12th president in Purdue’s 143-year history in January at the end of his second term as governor, his spokeswoman, Jane Jankowski, said. His salary as governor is $107,000
Purdue trustee and search committee chairman Michael Berghoff said Daniels, 63, was recruited for the job and was interviewed at length three times, earning the unanimous support of the search committee.
* The Question: What do you think Gov. Pat Quinn will do in retirement? Snark is heavily encouraged, of course.
- J - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:20 am:
Urban Soy Bean Farmer
- phocion - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:22 am:
Walmart Greeter
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:22 am:
Lobbyist for AFSCME
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:22 am:
Peanut vendor at Sox Park.
- Hawkeye - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:23 am:
Spokesman for Super8 motels.
- Just Because - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:23 am:
Visit Rod and thank him over and over again
- downstate hack - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:23 am:
Professional squirrel hunter
- Nieva - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:24 am:
I would think Glenn Poshard would give him a job a SIU as a professor in the speech department!
- Hawkeye - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:24 am:
I really think he will return to his gadfly roots. It’s what he appears to love.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:25 am:
Buy some food for the Fridge …
- Nieva - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:26 am:
I have coffee comming out my nose downstate hack!
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:27 am:
Speech Editor
“Color” commentator for 4H competitons
- Palos Park Bob - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:27 am:
Get sent away to “Club Fed” for some political transgression. Isn’t that the new Illinois guv career path?
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:28 am:
used dodge dart salesman
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:29 am:
Stunt car drive/crash dummy for the Dodge dart!
- circular firing squad - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:29 am:
Coach GOP. candidates
- Enemy of the State - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:30 am:
Work in food service at retirement home housing downstate elementary teachers.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:31 am:
Illinois History Teacher - “The one everyone hopes they DON’T get”
President of the Toastmasters
Conductor on the High Speed Rail Train to St. Louis
Prison Warden, downstate, for Chicago criminals
Whatever Rahm Emanuel says he can do
George and Rod’s Parole Officer
- JustaJoe - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:31 am:
Form a new citizens group…”FUN”…Fumigators United for Nothing.
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:32 am:
Take Chumlee’s place on Pawn Stars.
- South of I-80 - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:32 am:
Tutor Rod in humility!
- Anon2 - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:34 am:
Host of weekend White Sox tlak show on the Score in Chicago.
- Anon2 - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:34 am:
SHould be talk show. I had a Quinn momment there.
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:35 am:
Lobbyist for Com Ed
- PublicServant - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:35 am:
Work for IPI?
- Liberty_First - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:35 am:
He will get the position as the new state pension actuary.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:35 am:
Financial Planner
Bill Zwecker’s “Stand In”
Fenwick’s Athletic Director
Oak Park - River Forest’s Debate Coach
Double Decker Tour Bus guide
- AFSCME Steward - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:35 am:
If the University of Illinois ever creates a degree in indecisiveness and aimless rambling speeches, he will be appointed chair of the department.
- OneMan - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:37 am:
Demotivational Speaker.
- the Patriot - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:38 am:
Janitor/Security guard at the recently closed Tamms prison.
- Foxfire - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:38 am:
He’ll perform as Fozzie Bear in the Broadway version of “Muppets Take Manhattan.”
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:39 am:
Superintendent of Wayne Fitzgerald state park.
- Bluefish - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:39 am:
Sleep therapist
- In absentia - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:39 am:
Who really cares??
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:40 am:
Navy Pier Greeter
Consultant for Olympic Proposals
Work for former Mayor Daley in China … forced to stay there
Official Spokesman for the color “Purple”
Blog under the handle “NUWildcat4Life”
Blog under the handle “NotTheRealPatQuinn”
Member of the Selection Committee for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, be “impartial” toward NU
- Spliff - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:40 am:
Retire? He has a mandate by the people … He will live out his remaining years as the Governor!
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:41 am:
Something productive for a change.
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:41 am:
Regional school superintendent
- reformer - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:41 am:
Revive the group he started in the 1970s, the Coalition for Political Honesty.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:42 am:
Folow Lincoln’s lead and be a “Vampire Slayer”
Write a book, titled, “The Governor AFTER The Governor”
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:42 am:
Health inusrance counselor for SERS
- House of Pain - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:45 am:
The obvious of course; move to Indiana run for governor, screw that state up so the next Il gov can claim Illinois is not last anymore.
- Mouthy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:46 am:
Lead spokesman and PR Agent for Steve Bartman…
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:46 am:
Work, on a fee basis, for Congressman Jason Plummer on Media Issues
Emergency Speaker for all Illinois Republican Day Dinners
Teach at the Kennedy School of Government - “From Gadfly to Governor, a Tutorial”
Give tours of the Governor’s Mansion and spin yarns about his stays
Health Inspector for Stte Fair vendors
Work for Dow Chemical, promoting S65-1, the “Quean” the Soy ‘bean’ of the 21st Century
- Louis G. Atsaves - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:47 am:
Run for office.
- Mike Huntoon - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:48 am:
Prison Warden - so a quorum of our former governors can be under the same roof
- Geneseo Gent - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:48 am:
CAPFAX Intern.
- Crime Fighter (fka Honestly) - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:48 am:
Spokesperson for the Civic Federation and other angry rich people - He’s qualified now that he has been “reformed” by his millionaire deadbeat pals.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:50 am:
Mike Flannery’s “wing man”
Ghost writer for Sneed, gets fired … “too wordy”
Real Estate Broker for “Large Buildings with metal door rooms, cafetrias, towers, and barb-wire fenses”
- In absentia - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:53 am:
Lobbyist for Caterpillar
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:53 am:
DCFS caseworker
Prison guard
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:54 am:
“Extra” Actor on “The Good Wife”
Paint, Sculpt … the usual
Have dinner with “The Most Interesting Man in the World”, gets bored
Read all the Harry Potter books, THEN see the movies
Head Botanist of the Chicago City Hall Rooftop Garden
- Anonymice - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:54 am:
He should go work for a state agency that will pay him $300,000, take his pension as inflated by this kicker, and drive off into the sunset laughing at the suckers who voted for him as a reformer all these years. Of course, to get the full effect, he’ll have to stay on the job for 4 years, but he’s already shown he’s capable of doing nothing while getting paid for years at a time.
- hisgirlfriday - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:56 am:
Not be in prison. And that’s really all that a man in his position can hope for.
- Cassiopeia - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:56 am:
Since he has no marketable skill he will just retire on social security and his big state pension
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:57 am:
home health care provider
- Hank - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:57 am:
New Michelin Man
- Adam Smith - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:58 am:
Front man for Metalica tribute band.
(not a prediction, just a dream)
- Crime Fighter (fka Honestly) - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:58 am:
Chicago Tribune Editorial Board -
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:59 am:
Play Ping-Pong, Be a Shrimpin’ Boat Cap-tin, run across America, twice. Read ‘Curious George’, wait on a stump for the School bus …
- Bill - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:00 am:
Just go away
- Feech - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:01 am:
Tell other people why they were supposedly put here on earth.
- Bluefish - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:03 am:
Post rude comments on the CapFax blog all day until banned by Rich
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:04 am:
Be to Robin Ventura, what Don Zimmer was to Joe Torre
- Just the Facts - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:05 am:
Join Dan Walker in retirement in Mexico. Come back to Chicago on occasion on Sunday afternoons to hold press conferences.
- RFR - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:05 am:
Super 8 mystery guest.
- Billy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:10 am:
Move out of state!
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:11 am:
Canoe Czar
Soy Boy
Professional “Guy Sitting Next to You on Airplane Who Won’t Stop Talking.”
- cover - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:13 am:
Work on getting former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, by repeatedly calling to lobby HHOF committee member Pat Quinn. It might actually help the cause, Toronto media would surely pick up a story featuring both Pat Quinns.
- Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:14 am:
Continue his “do the most harm” life mission and run for the Illinois Supreme Court.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:16 am:
Move to Pawnee, Indiana, work in the Parks and Rec Department, taking over for Leslie Knope
“But in the end, He wound up right back where Pat Quinn started. Pat could still pick winners, and he could still make money for all kinds of people back home. And why mess up a good thing? And that’s that.”
- Calhoun Native - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:16 am:
Spokesmodel for Bob Vose corndogs. “There’s Illinois corn and pig in every bite. They are soy good!”
- soccermom - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:21 am:
When you’re retired, every day is Sunday. So we’re looking forward to lots and lots of news confs….
- Jeff Trigg - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:21 am:
President of the United States of America in 2016
- Judgment Day - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:22 am:
Onsite Downwind spokesperson for the Stickney Water Reclamation plant facility, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
- Anon - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:22 am:
Bring back cumulative voting?
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:23 am:
Tour with Jim Edgar and Jim Thompson as the Singing Trio, “Two Jims and a Pat.”
Get his phone calls not returned on a more consistant basis
Be the new “Larry ‘Bud’ Melman” for David Letterman
- Sunshine - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:24 am:
Move to California and become a superintendant on a noodle farm.
Or, perhaps he will demonstrate daily how to catch Asian Carp on the fly while loudly proclaiming how he personally created this new industry for Illinois.
- Norseman - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:32 am:
Write a book entitled, “Leadership with Resolve.” Followed by the book, “How I effectively managed the State of Illinois.” The latter being used in his visiting professor gig at SIU-C on Public Administration 101.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:36 am:
Reunite with “Joliet” Jake Blues to get the band together again and pay the property taxes for the orphanage.
- Judgment Day - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:47 am:
Plant Manager for the first Illinois Soy Sauce refinery.
- Judgment Day - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:50 am:
Actor selected to play the part of Governor William J. Le Petomane in a remake of “Blazing Saddles”.
- Anyone Remember? - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:54 am:
Research, write, publish, and promote on C-SPAN the book: “Excellence in budgeting - the John Filan Story” … .
- Downstate Illinois - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:58 am:
Ice cream truck driver with the same loopy music that plays over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over…
- anon sequitor - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 11:59 am:
Interim President of the Procrastination Association.
Just a few highlights of his creed:
1.I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.
2.I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses.
3.I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.
- Nuance - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:03 pm:
Flip-Flop shoe salesman.
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:06 pm:
Fumigator for Orkin Pest Control.
- Southern Peggy R - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:10 pm:
Spokesman for Hair Club for Men.
Take Ben Stein role in Ferris Bueller remake
- Southern Peggy R - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:11 pm:
Oh, I thought the Q was about Daniels. Wasn’t sure why I thought we’d care about him. My ideas may still fit.
- palatine - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:11 pm:
Asian Silver Carp taste tester
- Wumpus - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:19 pm:
Assistant Secretary at Everest College.
or
Dairy Queen Quality Control
- Zool - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:20 pm:
Hunt wabbits.
SSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!
- Anonymice - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:20 pm:
Assistant athletic director for the U of I, tasked with poaching recruits from Purdue.
- NIref - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:23 pm:
Slow-pitch softball umpire. Quinn has to pander to the GA, so the transition to adult baby-sitting should not be that much of a transition.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:26 pm:
Take role of “Dean Wermer” in the Animal House remake
Getting caught up on all his “Scrapbooking”
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:30 pm:
Contract negotiatiation consultant.
- RNUG - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:33 pm:
Permanent guest on Leno’s Jay Walking segment …
- jt - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:35 pm:
Test drive cars or join CUB and fight with the State on tax increses.
- RNUG - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:38 pm:
Found CUBBE - Citizens United Board Banishing Earmarks
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:41 pm:
Sheila Simon’s “roadie” on her state musical Tour
- G'Kar - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:42 pm:
Considering how messed up the higher administration is at SIUC, I think he would fit right in as their new president.
- RNUG - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:43 pm:
Author - ‘The Art of Preemptive Retreat and Other Political Strategies’
- Way Way Down Here - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:47 pm:
Wander the streets of Springfield shouting “Land of Lincoln” at random people.
- AFSCME Steward - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:47 pm:
Replace Elmer Fudd as Bugs Bunny’s chief adversary.
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:49 pm:
A language club representative of the Chicago dialect.
- AC - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:54 pm:
Take William Shatner’s place as the Priceline spokesman with the title ‘THE CONTRACT RE-NEGOTIATOR’
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:57 pm:
Breakfast Station chef at Hoilday Inn Express
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 12:58 pm:
For 100! …..
Producer, Director, Writer for Quinn’s Bio Pic:
“Tuesday’s at Manny’s … Deli”
- Jeff Trigg - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:00 pm:
More Cowbell!
- Skirmisher - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:01 pm:
Take Mitch Daniels’ old job and screw things up in Indiana.
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:03 pm:
Author.
“I Did It Mike’s Way” by P.Quinn
- foster brooks - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:04 pm:
Well if he’s anything like our past governor’s he will be making licence plates
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:07 pm:
Start a movement to repeal the cut back amendment.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:07 pm:
Balanced budget.
Pension reform.
Medicaid reform.
Ethics reform.
Campaign finance reform.
What makes anyone think Quinn is retiring?
- James - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:08 pm:
Jonathon Brandmeier’s weather and traffic man
- Judgment Day - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:08 pm:
Publicist for Wile E. Coyote, Esq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner
- Anon - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:12 pm:
Run for Lt. Gov
- jt - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:13 pm:
Get Blago out so he can go on To Tell The Truth or the Price is Right.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:30 pm:
Move north and become an Eskimo.
Come all without…
Come all within…
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:32 pm:
Go for the Gold: Start as a volunteer for Kirk for Senate and work his way up to a volunteer consultant for Kirk for Senate.
- Todd - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:32 pm:
play Curly in a 3 stooges remake
- Timmeh - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:36 pm:
“I don’t get why these teachers are complaining about raising the retirement age. I mean, Mitch Daniels is retiring and he’s still up and about at Purdue.”
- OneMan - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:48 pm:
Something without rambling and changing his mind for once.
TPing Madigan’s House
- zatoichi - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 1:49 pm:
Guitar tech with Cheap Trick.
Join ‘Walking Dead’ as a walker extra.. in the prison.
BBQ Pitmaster and give show Myron Mixon how to really use a smoker.
Become a long haul trucker and tour the nation.
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:04 pm:
Craps table worker at Chicago’s casino.
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:06 pm:
Voluntary school crossing guard.
- railrat - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:24 pm:
ugly necktie salesman
- Bob - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:28 pm:
President of SIU
Bus driver at a down state school.
Prison warden at Tamms.
Take over for Henry Bayer at AFSCME.
Be a retirement counselor for SERS.
Gov of Southern Illinois.
Mental health tech.
He could sit back and draw his state retirement, state insurance and cola
IF ANY OF THESE ARE STILL HERE AFTER HIS FOUR YEARS AS GOV, it will be a miracle
- Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:28 pm:
You mean he’s not already retired?
- Kasich Walker, Jr. - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:40 pm:
If not a Professional Tax Preparer, maybe he’ll learn how to throw a knuckleball or heckle the hecklers at vet funerals.
- Observing - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:40 pm:
Start a petition drive for a constitutional amendment to remove MJM as Speaker.
- Kerfuffle - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:47 pm:
Learn to knit.
- train111 - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 2:53 pm:
Secretly go to furniture stores and remove those “Do not remove under penalty of the law” tags from everything.
- Jake From Elwood - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:02 pm:
Rock and roll skateboarder.
It may seem like an upset, but hey, he did become the Governor, right?
- Jeff Trigg - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:14 pm:
Gov of Southern Illinois.
If only there were a like button here… this thread has many hilarious distractions to the 16-1 score on the radio.
Closer for the Chicago Cubs, while on the Illinois Sports Facility Authority, and doing lobby work for Theo.
- Brendan - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:16 pm:
Go away…hopefully.
- Irishpirate - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:26 pm:
Cubs ballboy.
Chicago Police Superintendent.
Fundraiser for Jesse Jackson Jr.
- Cheswick - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:44 pm:
Group home live-in supervisor.
- Tex - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:51 pm:
In the year 2000…. (in a slightly higher pitch) in the year 2000.
Headlines read, “Governor Pat Quinn retires to tour wit Gorge Strait”….George loves his background vocals but has no clue why Pat insists on mailing tea bags to Governor Lisa Madigan from every truck stop.
- SO IL M - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:53 pm:
He and DOC Director Godinez will move to Mexico and live like KINGS
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 3:54 pm:
===this thread has many hilarious distractions to the 16-1 score on the radio.===
It’s 17-1 now.
Meanwhile, the 1st place Sox beat the Twins 12-5.
Come away from the dark side. Step into the light.
- AFSCME Steward - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 4:18 pm:
I fail to understand the need to be distracted from the Cubs losing 16-1
“this thread has many hilarious distractions to the 16-1 score on the radio”
- Boone Logan Square - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 4:19 pm:
Oompa Loompa.
- AFSCME Steward - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 4:36 pm:
Double Naught Spy
Sophisticated International Playboy
Movie Producer
Streetcar Conductor
- Southern Peggy R - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:15 pm:
Speaking of baseball and Quinn, he did a pretty good job calling pitches while on w/John Rooney when the W Sox were down this way a couple weeks back. Perhaps, he may have a real future in radio baseball broadcasting. (BTW, I like John Rooney’s broadcasting. He’s really great…and replacing Jack Buck was a tall order!)
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:25 pm:
Steward, switch “Street Conductor” for “Trolley Conductor” and combine it with producing a remake of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, and he might qualify for heading up ILGOP.
- Steamer - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:32 pm:
Blogo’s go-fer in the big house!
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:37 pm:
(Uh-oh.)
Speaking of Playboy….
*grabs scissors, cuts out the article, and pastes it into scrapbook under “May be useful someday….”*
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:38 pm:
Woops! Forgot the link:
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2012/06/foster-parties-with-playboy.html
- amalia - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:44 pm:
he will improve with age….a fine whine.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 5:50 pm:
Anon, thanks for the Illinois Review link. Pat Brady clearly is suffering from something worse than exhaustion.
Maybe it’s a gag. Seriously, associating with Christie Hefner is some sort of scandal?
It’s hard to believe a sane grown man could string together that many random, unrelated thoughts — “Keystone pipeline…. Pelosi… trillions of dollars…. Playboy…. liberals….aaaarrggghhhhh,”and think it was some sort of effective communication — of what, I don’t know.
Let’s hope he gets the help he needs.
- Capitol View - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 6:01 pm:
Campaign coordinator for Patrick Murphy for governor in 2114.
After all, Quinn owes his current job to the outgoing federal prosecutor.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 6:34 pm:
Yes, word, but I believe that this new form of communication and sophisticated way of thinking (which I will argue some others in the GOP have also adopted) should not preclude us from at least trying to respond in kind.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 6:46 pm:
Besides, I think think the last quote in the press release could generally be applied to quite a few scenarios and in those instances, may even carry a good punch when needed. And, whether one agrees or disagrees, it’s nice to hear someone at least trying to talk about, and put behavior into the context of, values again.
- Flan - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 7:26 pm:
Pat will work at a day care, then try to close it.
- mushroom in the dark - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 7:39 pm:
He will save another state
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 8:49 pm:
(looking through the ILGOP By-Laws) … Don’t see anything that says Pat Brady HAS to stay Chairman … nope, nothing that requires it.
- Doofus - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 8:59 pm:
Installing smart meters
- Got it! - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 9:30 pm:
Tom Cross’s election day caddy
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 9:39 pm:
===Tom Cross’s election day caddy===
I was hoping for that job!
If Quinn has his heart set on it, then he can be Cross’ Caddy. Maybe Madigan will force a retired Quinn to do it, to make sure MJM knows where Cross is …
- HereWeGo - Wednesday, Jun 27, 12 @ 10:17 pm:
Pat & ‘old betsy’ will take their dog & pony show to all downstate kindergartens continuing to explain pension reform and his version of contract law.