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Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Your one word react to the governor’s announced “consequences” on the failure to enact pension reform?

Keep it to one word only, please. Thanks.

211 Comments

- horseracer - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:37 am:
Awesome

- PublicServant - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:38 am:
Sad.

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:38 am:
Canned

- Eileen left - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:38 am:
Flimflambosis

- wordslinger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:38 am:
Childish

- Louis Howe - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:39 am:
Typical

- Empty Chair - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:39 am:
Expensive.

- Lil Squeezy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:39 am:
Childish

- just me - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:40 am:
Catholic

- He Makes Ryan Look Like a Saint - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:40 am:
Grandstanding

- chica1 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:40 am:
histrionic

- Montrose - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:40 am:
Useless

- Keyrock - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:40 am:
Blagoish

- OneMan - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:40 am:
Petty

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:41 am:
irrelevent

- RNUG - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:41 am:
Injudicious

- Cook County Commoner - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:41 am:
Asinine.

- Are Ya Kiddin" Me? - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:41 am:
simplistic

- Motambe - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:42 am:
Irreparable.

- Anon. - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:42 am:
irrelevant

- Montrose - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:42 am:
Quinnian

- Darienite - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:43 am:
Quixote-like

- ANON2 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:43 am:
desperate

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:43 am:
Quinntessential

- DirtNap - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:44 am:
Splat

- Buster - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:45 am:
DUMB

- woodchuck - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:46 am:
Hurrumph

- Big Muddy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:46 am:
Kitty!

- John A Logan - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:46 am:
Overdue

- A guy... - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:46 am:
Due.

- slow down - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:47 am:
Fantastic

- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:47 am:
Masterful

- LisleMike - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:48 am:
Ridiculous

- roscoe tom - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:49 am:
Pat-ulent

- MartyFriar - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:49 am:
Fantastic.

- Small Town Liberal - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:49 am:
Fair

- Rail Sitter - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:49 am:
Childish

- Ravenswood Right Winger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:50 am:
Uninspiring.

- AuH2O - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:50 am:
Hilarious

- OldSmoky2 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:50 am:
Pyrrhic

- Tequila Mockingbird - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:50 am:
Juvenile

- NW IL Democrat - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:51 am:
smart.

- 10th ward - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:51 am:
DonQuixotesque

- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:51 am:
Impotent

- Cassiopeia - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:51 am:
unconstitutional

- Nonny Mousse - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:52 am:
Blagojevichian.

- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:52 am:
Inquinnceivable!

- train111 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:52 am:
Quinnconsequential

- RNUG - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:52 am:
Quinnessential

- Bluefish - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:52 am:
Stunt

- Fan of the Game - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:52 am:
Inept

- NW IL Democrat - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:53 am:
smart

- SimonJ - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:53 am:
SQUIRREL!!!

- Adam - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:54 am:
Yes!!!

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:54 am:
Quinnspect

- MrJM - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:55 am:
Fraught.

- Knome Sane - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:55 am:
Feckless

- Eileen left - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:57 am:
inconseQUINNtial

- CharlieKratos - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:58 am:
Guh.

- Ah HA - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:58 am:
Unconstitutional

- walkinfool - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:59 am:
Agape

- BleugrassBoy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:59 am:
desperate

- Nuance - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:00 pm:
Dull

- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:00 pm:
Schmonsequences

- South of I-80 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:01 pm:
Predictable

- Scarlett - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:01 pm:
Theater

- Mr. Grsassroots - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:02 pm:
Genius!

- hal - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:03 pm:
lazy

- Northsider - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:03 pm:
Appropriate

- FormerParatrooper - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:03 pm:
nescient

- Will Caskey - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:04 pm:
Funny!

- Susiejones - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:05 pm:
childish

- CircularFiringSquad - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:09 pm:
Sundaymorningish

or
Squishy

or

Blagoofian…actually we knew Blagoof and he was not this ……(another word game opp)

- Ash - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:10 pm:
Impeachment

- Chucky Jay - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:10 pm:
Squeezy

- And I Approved This Message - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:10 pm:
HailMary

- the unknown poster - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:12 pm:
Yawn

- Dirty Birdy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:13 pm:
Joke

- devlish - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:13 pm:
love love love

- VonKlutzenplatz - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:14 pm:
Lincolnesque

- RookiePhenom - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:17 pm:
Omnishambles

- Ubecha - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:18 pm:
Triggering

- soccermom - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:21 pm:
47th FTW

- soccermom - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:21 pm:
Although I am impressed by RookiePhenom’s Thick of It reference…

- Wensicia - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:22 pm:
Tabloid

- Biker - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:24 pm:
Hot

- LisleMike - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:26 pm:
inappurtenant

- Chuck - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:26 pm:
OVERDUE!!!

- onevoter - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:26 pm:
ill-advised

- Tsavo - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:27 pm:
hara-kiri

- Empty Suit - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:27 pm:
Lame

- LTSW - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:30 pm:
Amateurish

- Trooper - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:30 pm:
Extortion

- Highland, Il - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:33 pm:
Why?

- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:34 pm:
Squeezyliciois

- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:35 pm:
Squeezylicious…..autocorrect had a field day….

- Ryan - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:38 pm:
blahblahblah

- Ruby - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:38 pm:
Farce

- Nickypiii - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:41 pm:
MENDACITY

- Diogenes in DuPage - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:43 pm:
Quinn-like

- Jimmy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:49 pm:
Quinntessential

- Levi - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:50 pm:
Grit.

- iThink - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:52 pm:
Sock-puppet.

- Jimmy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:52 pm:
Quinnfantile

- Chavez-respecting Obamist - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:54 pm:
YAY!!

- MarkT - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:55 pm:
PiQuinng

- too obvious - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:58 pm:
Fantastic.

- Gunderstank - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 12:59 pm:
Predictable

- Joe Bidenopolous - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:00 pm:
ephemeral

- Demoralized - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:01 pm:
Juvenile

- OurMagician - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:01 pm:
Rodesque

- Amalia - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:02 pm:
fascinating

- VonKlutzenplatz - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:05 pm:
Churchillian.

Ok, enough with the snark.

If this was a competition, Jimmy’s comment would be the clear winner. This was clearly a Quinntessential move.

- yepperdo - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:08 pm:
AMEN

- suburban viewpoint - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:11 pm:
gutsy

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:11 pm:
Cannoli-less.

It’s Rich’s shop, when he is done with snark, Rich will tell us, thanks.

- Eddy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:11 pm:
Really?

- The217 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:12 pm:
Re-elected

- Joe M - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:12 pm:
Police-state

- Bobbysox - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:13 pm:
Meaningless

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:13 pm:
Quinn-o-vichian

- Anyone Remember? - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:13 pm:
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

- MKA1985 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:15 pm:
Oy

… excuse me, I meant…

Soy

- William j Kelly - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:17 pm:
It’s nice to have the real Pat Quinn back!;)

- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:18 pm:
postdysfunctional

- Sinister - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:19 pm:
I’llRememberThisComeElectionSeason

- Just Me - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:25 pm:
Blagojevichelian

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:29 pm:
Quinnuppance

- reggaeman - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:29 pm:
strategery

- Apple - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:35 pm:
Tone-deaf

- Keyrock - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:36 pm:
Politics

- Century Club - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:37 pm:
47th Ward, that was awesome!

- poor senior - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:38 pm:
So?

- Madison - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:39 pm:
Hapless

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:43 pm:
Quinniving

- who else - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:44 pm:
ha

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:46 pm:
Quinnywampus

- siriusly - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:46 pm:
Blagoriffic!

- siriusly - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:46 pm:
Tantrumish

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:47 pm:
Quinniculous

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:49 pm:
Unquinnected

- Esteban - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:49 pm:
Illegal

- Sunshine - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:51 pm:
Bloviating

- overcooked - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:55 pm:
Dude!

- Roadiepig - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:56 pm:
Pandering

- Steve - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 1:59 pm:
Same

- Keyrock - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:13 pm:
Note that not one person suggested “gubernatorial.”

- dupage dan - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:14 pm:
dummunzuständiggewähltleiterin

- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:15 pm:
Ennui……

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:19 pm:
===Note that not one person suggested “gubernatorial.” ===

Dang it… (hitting back space on “gubernatorial”, grumbling)

- wordslinger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:22 pm:
More like “goobernatorial”

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:24 pm:
Quinnstipated

- Dee Lay - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:24 pm:
Götterdämmerung

- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:32 pm:
Snagglepussian

- Rudy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:36 pm:
cutbackian

- Courser - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:38 pm:
Madiganastic.

- CLJ - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:40 pm:
Illinois!

- Harry - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:43 pm:
Lunatic

- A Citizen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:45 pm:
Vaccuous

- A Citizen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:45 pm:
Meanie!

- cynical retiree - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:51 pm:
surprising

- RCG - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:53 pm:
Pathetic

- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:53 pm:
Gomernatorial?

- Cheswick - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 2:57 pm:
Noneya.

- Robert0117 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:01 pm:
Yaaawn

- ArmyMan - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:02 pm:
Quinndergarten

- A guy... - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:04 pm:
Impactful

- Joan P. - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:07 pm:
Arrogant.

- Leatherneck - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:07 pm:
Squeezirific

- West Side the Best Side - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:09 pm:
Homeric - Doh!!

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:14 pm:
Gomer- and Goober-…

“Sur-Prize, Sur-Prize, Sur-Prize!”

To the Post,

Fredo-like

- Nieva - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:21 pm:
Special!

- Pacman - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:34 pm:
Knucklehead

- CJA - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:36 pm:
Whatever

- MayorOfArgenta - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 3:52 pm:
Asinine !

- Independent Voice - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 4:11 pm:
BOLD

- train111 - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 4:13 pm:
Quinnsincere

- Northern Light - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 4:26 pm:
Desperate

- ejhickey - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 4:54 pm:
Nasty!

- Just a citizen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 5:02 pm:
Needed

- Rollo Tomasi - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 5:21 pm:
Fuddish

- Billmaster - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 5:28 pm:
Republican

- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 5:56 pm:
UnfriQuinnbelievable

- Du Jour - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:14 pm:
PAThetic

- Du Jour - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:19 pm:
Quinning!!!!!!

- low level - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:30 pm:
clown

- G. Willickers - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:31 pm:
Ex-governor.

- efudd - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:36 pm:
banal

- efudd - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:38 pm:
amateur

- efudd - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:39 pm:
adrift

- G. Willickers - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 6:48 pm:
@GovDillard_Jan12_2015

- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 7:19 pm:
C’Mon guys and gals, 8 more to 200!

To the Post,

Kool!

- Silent Majority - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 7:46 pm:
Verysmart

- Ruby - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 7:50 pm:
masquerade

- gallerywalker - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:05 pm:
Really?

- Just The Way It Is One - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:06 pm:
BOLD

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:14 pm:
Qu-easely

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:14 pm:
Pat-urbing

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:17 pm:
Friar-ed

- Ruby - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:18 pm:
ludicrous

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:21 pm:
Glad this wasn’t a contest, way too many good ones today. Is that a credit to the commenters, or the Subject(?)

Probably…both.

To the Post,

Fen-Wicked!

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:30 pm:
Blagoje-grinching

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:31 pm:
Wild-Catty

- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:51 pm:
Willy, I could be wrong but I think all the credit goes to the commenters. AA never was too good with debits and credits, though lol.

To the Post,

Lumbering

- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:58 pm:
We really.owe the Pyle men and Homer J.Simpson an apology for lumping them in with Gov. Doofus.

In that light-doofusian?

- A Modest Proposal - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 9:01 pm:
Sqeezetastic

- no sense - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 9:41 pm:
GONE !

- Schmedley - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 10:40 pm:
Schmonsequences

- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:05 pm:
===…Subject(?===

I meant Quinn himself, but I get where you are “at”, - AA -.

Indeed, apologies to Gomer and to Homer …

To the Post,

Implodish

- downstate commissioner - Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:31 pm:
Baloney!! (since the word I want to use is unacceptable here)

- virtual office newport beach - Wednesday, Jul 17, 13 @ 5:30 pm:
I’ll immediately grasp your rss feed as I can not in finding your e-mail subscription hyperlink or e-newsletter service. Do you’ve any?
Kindly let me realize in order that I may subscribe.

Thanks.

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