101 Comments - Nearly Normal - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:32 pm: Relevancy? - siriusly - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:34 pm: State Representative - Ravenswood Right Winger - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:34 pm: Kendall County Dog Catcher. - Just sayin' - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:35 pm: For my own radio show on WLS? - East Central Illinois - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:35 pm: for the role of Groundskeeper in the next fall flick “Caddyshack 2″ - 47th Ward - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:36 pm: Assistant Minority Leader. - Chi - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:36 pm: an invite to Butterfield. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:37 pm: getting me a our Caddy Medinah Country Club President a new Head Golf Cart Attendant More Pop Machines in the Cafeteria Better Hot Dogs at the Halfway House 2 day work week and 5 day weekend More Cowbell …. - MrJM - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:37 pm: Second Runner Up? – MrJM - Spliff - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:40 pm: Golf pro at the Oswego County Club - Ready To Get Out - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:42 pm: Golf pro at Bushwood Country Club, assistant golf pro will be Bill Murray. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:48 pm: Willy to leave Oswego Counties to Vote - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:51 pm: Transperancy in Internet Posting… - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:52 pm: Capitol Fax Intern - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:52 pm: Polling Places on Golf Cources - Bill White - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:53 pm: “I will soon be announcing my campaign to end internet satire” #DanSinkerwannabe That said, Tom Cross is an ideal target for something like @MayorEmmanuel - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:53 pm: The role of “Hoover” in the remake of Animal House - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:53 pm: Legislative Homecoming King - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:55 pm: Clean Restrooms Every Six Holes - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:55 pm: - Bill White - That internet has all kinds of stuff… - anonymoose - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:56 pm: Is this a write-in campaign? - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:56 pm: Architect of the Capitol - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:56 pm: shorts on the PGA Tour for the players… - Bill White - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:56 pm: Yes, I know http://xkcd.com/386/ - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:58 pm: Lisa Madigan for Supreme Court Justice… Lisa Madigan for Attorney General of the United States… Lisa Madigan for anything that gets Lisa out of AG… - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 1:58 pm: Late Night Talk Show Host - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:00 pm: a height limit for Illinios State Treasurer … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:01 pm: more peanuts in a Cracker Jack “snak pak” - Bill White - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:02 pm: Day Time Talk Show Host - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:03 pm: for a repeal of the Long Putter ban… - Bill White - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:05 pm: “I will soon be announcing my campaign for an honorary CPA certification” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:06 pm: a hot-tub time machine as the Club - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:07 pm: Jason Plummer to take Bob Grogran’s place … - Bill White - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:10 pm: House Minority Leader - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:11 pm: a cell phone ban on a golf course… more than one Attorney General at a time … a Republican Attorney General, AND a Democrat Attorney General… more flat screens in the Grill Room at the club… - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:14 pm: a better picture of me on The Twitter… - Raising Kane - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:15 pm: Dan Rutherford’s Communications Director - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:15 pm: Lt. Governor with Bruce Rauner at the top! - Elo Kiddies - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:16 pm: @East Central Illinois @ 1:35: Sad to say, there already is a “Caddyshack II.” Sank like a stone and quickly forgotten: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094824/?ref_=sr_2 - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:16 pm: Naps, naps, and more naps … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:17 pm: Steve Kim’s Lt. Lt. Governor … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:20 pm: Illinois to “Fire Madigan” … oops, sorry - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:22 pm: honesty in golf handicap recording … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:25 pm: “Opposite Day in the General Assembly …” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:26 pm: @FakeTomCross - Yeah, that’s not a typo or a mystery, I dunno what to do next. #GOLF - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:29 pm: @FakeRutherfordDan - Hey, announcing anyhing like that is my idea, get your own, Tommy! #StillDopeyNoMatterWhoTweetsIt @FakeJasonPlummer - ok, I’ll guess “Campaign for a job at RP Lumber!”. Tom, your office would be near mine! the invasion of Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, and only parts of Iowa in the Quad City media market. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:32 pm: the “Eisenhower Tree” to finally be torn down …#AugustaNational - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:33 pm: Partner in AWillyWord Con$ulting - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:36 pm: Golf Carts on I-88 - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:38 pm: - AA -, Thanks for reminding me, we all got an email from the Rauner Campaign about the Bill we sent, tell them, “yes, cash is just as good as money” —— “South Carolina, Your Golf Holday awaits!” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:41 pm: Tom Cruise to finally get an Oscar, I mean, really, Ben Affleck has two, and Cruise-Meister has none …not fair - Mr. Keynes - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:43 pm: Joe Walsh Campaign Manager. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:45 pm: a Minority Leaders Library, near or down the street from the Lincon Presidential Library. You know, all us former Minority Leaders, heck Mike Madigan too, we just “library” stuff there, and like our desks, or secret papers … old golf clubs i guess … all kinds of stuff … so like I am campaigning for ALL former Minority Leaders too … so, yeah … that’s my big announcement. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:49 pm: the Ryder Cup … back AT Medinah in 2022, and … the Captains of the teams must pick one amateur for the team … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:52 pm: comedies to be considered for a “Best Picture” Oscar… they make the most money at times, and still no Academy Love … - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:52 pm: Joining the Century Club on Capitol Fax - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:53 pm: calling it a “Fair Pole”, not a “Foul Pole”. I mean, you hit it, what, is it ‘foul’? No, it’s a Fair Ball … geez … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:55 pm: banning of The Twitter for Dopey “Guess what?” announcements … - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 2:57 pm: the retiring of the number “23″ by all NBA franchises, by next season. - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:00 pm: Miss America Contest Judge - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:00 pm: the banishment of the term “Irrelevent Leader”. You’re welcome Commander Galloway! - too obvious - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:01 pm: the next office I’ll do a horrible job in. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:02 pm: reality show host of “I’m a Mushroom, Get Me Outta Here!”, on the Illinois Channel… - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:07 pm: “Legislative Seat re-alignment”, kinda like when the Astros went to American League. The GOP gets a bunch of seats to make it all equal, then we play out the session, have the playoffs, and a pizza and cake party … - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:08 pm: US Ambassador to Syria - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:09 pm: Oscar to have an All-Access credential at the Statehouse. I look forward to you all to join my campaign! - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:13 pm: Wednesdays, again, to be “Taco Wednesday” at the Rathskeller starting January 1…. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:16 pm: less commmercials during “Dance Moms”, I mean, it gets so good, then a commmercial. Less ads, more “Dance Moms” - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:23 pm: The Golf Channel emcee - Union Man - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:28 pm: Governor of Alaska! Go Tom!! Please go!! - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:30 pm: golf simulators at the Statehouse. - A guy... - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:32 pm: Let Oswego Willie win just based on the sheer quantity (and quality) of his enthusiastic response to this question. Actually feel kinda bad weighing in on this one…but, I just got over that. To the post. Mike Madigans Calculator and Ward office chair; tools to actually win elections. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:35 pm: @FakeTomCross - I would have responded to Rich’s QOTD sooner, but I am gettting spotty cell service at the BMW Championship in Lake Forest. #GolfFirstThenGolfSecond - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 3:45 pm: - A guy …- It’s all in good fun, so don’t be shy, the more the merrier…and thanks. equal amounts of blueberries in every muffin. Look, one has loads of blueberries, others have few. I want an equal amount of blueberries in all blueberry muffins. - dupage dan - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:08 pm: Election Equalizing - an amendment that insures that there is an egual # of GOP/dems in the GA. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:39 pm: “Majority Limits”, kinda like term limits, but you can only be in the Majority for like, 3 terms, then the other party gets to be in the Majority. Cool eh? - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:43 pm: “GOTG” - like GOTV, but its, “Hey! Get Off The Green … GOTG!” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:47 pm: Actual Membership at Medinah! (fingers crossed) - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:51 pm: the retirement of Michael Sneed (thanks for the election day golf mention, really helped a bunch!) - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:53 pm: the flipping of 14 HDems to become Republicans by Veto Session. Worth a shot I guess… - Bill White - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 4:58 pm: === the flipping of 14 HDems to become Republicans by Veto Session. Worth a shot I guess. === A shot of what? Jack Daniels? Or a chip shot from the tall grass? - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 5:02 pm: Dancing with the “Stars” Contestant - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 5:03 pm: Guest Lecturer at local Junior College - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 5:08 pm: @FakeTomCross - Look Bill White, I golf alot. A-LOT! Maybe the sun got to me today, ok? BTW, you should have seen the chip shot on 12 yesterday, jarred it. #HatsWhenGolfingFromNowOn To the QOTD the end of the water hazard 1 stroke penalty. Think about it, you lose a ball, that should be punishment enough, now you haveta add a stroke? join me and my campaign to stop the water hazard stroke penalty! - Joe M. - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 5:30 pm: Membership into the Commercial Club of Chicago. (I know I’m not a big time CEO or head of a big law firm, but since I let the Commercial Club co-sponsor pension legislation with me, maybe they will still let me in) - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 6:00 pm: “Oswegolooza” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 6:09 pm: Free Refills at Baker’s Square - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 6:35 pm: President of Twitter - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 6:36 pm: Manager, R-P Lumber Oswego Yard - Iow level - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 7:04 pm: Lee Daniels’ new law partner. Old friends back together again. “Daniels and Cross” - specializing in all state legislative issues & elections. Specifically, how to remain in the minority. And Republican coalition building - “the relationships that D & C has forged over the past 30 years will help get your bill passed!” How to win over friends and influence enemies - that type of thing. - Anonymous - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 7:41 pm: =Dan Rutherford’s Communications Director = aka the ILGOP Social Media Guru who is responsible for determining, and sending out the memo as to, who should be unfriended by ILGOP pols on Facebook and who makes the cut. (BTW, if you’re all going to continue “unfriending” GOPERs who have “fallen out of favor” for you “issue du jour” at least have the courtesy to develop a policy that also includes taking them off of your mailing lists for communications that grovel for money and include invites to fundraisers. It’s quite “defining” and unbecoming. - Anonymous - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 7:43 pm: Sorry. That obviously should have been “youR issue du jour,” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 7:48 pm: - low level -, Remember 2 facts; Lee A. Daniels WAS a Speaker. Tom Cross got Veto-Proofed. Cross ran the Coup, and never eclipsed Speaker Daniels… “Once Speaker, always Speaker”… To the QOTD, The all-year return of the McRib Sandwich… - Iow level - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 8:18 pm: For another thing Tom is running for, how about “Executive Director at Blagojevich’s Legislative Enabler” Party? - Anonymous - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 8:31 pm: lol low level. Would winning that office make it an “up day?” - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 10:14 pm: World’s Most Interesting Man - Mama - Thursday, Sep 12, 13 @ 10:52 pm: Director of Medicare Advantage - Oswego Willy - Friday, Sep 13, 13 @ 7:14 am: more night games at Wrigley Field…. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Sep 13, 13 @ 7:14 am: …less night games at Wrigley Field. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Sep 13, 13 @ 7:15 am: watchable games….at Wrigley Field. - Iow level - Friday, Sep 13, 13 @ 7:56 am: @ anonymous 8:31pm. I’d say yes, but check with the spin sisters to make certain. Poor Tom Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.