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Thursday, Oct 16, 2014 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Judy Baar Topinka is to ____ as Bruce Rauner is to ___?

       

71 Comments
  1. - John A Logan - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:20 pm:

    swimming / sinking


  2. - Anon - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:22 pm:

    Failed Gov. Candidate to Future Failed Gov. Candidate


  3. - Anon - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:22 pm:

    Wonderful…Rich


  4. - PublicServant - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:23 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to George Washington as Bruce Rauner is to Mr. Potter.


  5. - Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:23 pm:

    Down to Earth; Owns Much of the Earth


  6. - DuPage - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:24 pm:

    Trustworthy to Untrustworthy.


  7. - William j Kelly - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:24 pm:

    Anon right out of the box!!! Put a ribbon on it!!!


  8. - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:25 pm:

    Jimmy Buffett is to Warren Buffett.


  9. - Wordslinger - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:25 pm:

    JBT is to genuine as BR is to phony


  10. - Cheswick - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:26 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to the realz as Bruce Rauner is to the fakrz.


  11. - Cheswick - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:28 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to that cigarette after dinner as Bruce Rauner is to a Carhartt smoking jacket.


  12. - Master of the Obvious - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:29 pm:

    Crazy Aunt vs Uncle Scrooge


  13. - Stones - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:31 pm:

    Little Red Riding Hood / The Big Bad Wolf


  14. - The Colossus of Roads - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:32 pm:

    The Marlboro man and the six million dollar man.


  15. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:33 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to embracing the Rule if Reagan as Bruce Rauner is to embracing the Rule of Hagen.

    Judy Baar Topinka is to being comfortable in her own skin as Bruce Rauner is to trying to find a skin people will like.


  16. - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:35 pm:

    JBT is to Treasury Bonds as BVR is to Hedge Funds.


  17. - Anon - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:39 pm:

    Winning / Flubbing It


  18. - Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:40 pm:

    Topinka is to Salvation Army suits as Bruce Rauner is to business lawsuits.


  19. - paddyrollingstone - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:41 pm:

    I think the win goes to Ron Burgundy. I would also accept “Salt of the earth v owns much of the earth.”


  20. - Cheswick - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:43 pm:

    Fun Aunt Judy. Rich who never comes around.


  21. - MrJM (@MisterJayEm) - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:43 pm:

    Family-friendly oddball vs. Family-burying hardball.

    – MrJM


  22. - Cheswick - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:43 pm:

    Fun Aunt Judy. Rich uncle who never comes around.
    (sorry)


  23. - walker - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:44 pm:

    JBT is to unvarnished truth, as BR is to taking a shellacking


  24. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:48 pm:

    I wish I had voted for her / I will never regret not voting for her


  25. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:49 pm:

    oops and appologies - should say I will never regret not voting for him


  26. - Sine Die - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:51 pm:

    JBT is to Rod Blagojevich as Bruce Rauner is to Pat Quinn


  27. - Omay - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:51 pm:

    Freshly brewed cup of coffee to a cup of instant coffee from the vending machine.


  28. - Gooner - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:52 pm:

    As “Countless future sleepless nights thinking `how could I possibly have lost to Blagojevich?’” is to “Countless future sleepless nights thinking `how could I possibly have lost to Quinn?’”


  29. - Soccermom - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:52 pm:

    Sine Die, that makes no sense


  30. - Gooner - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:54 pm:

    As dancing with a corrupt politician is to berating a female employee.

    They knew it was over the press got hold of . ..


  31. - Lunchbox - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:57 pm:

    I give this one to Ron Burgundy.


  32. - Carroll County - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 1:57 pm:

    “Robbed/Robber”: She got robbed…He robbed (the primary..so far).

    “Should’ve been, Shouldn’t be”: She should have been Gov, He shouldn’t.


  33. - Barry - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:02 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to genuine as Bruce Rauner is to Rod Blagojevich (says whatever he thinks will carry the moment, regardless of its relationship to the truth).


  34. - ??? - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:03 pm:

    My vote goes to MrJM (oddball vs. hardball)


  35. - Case IH - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:04 pm:

    Judy is to safety as Bruce is to scary


  36. - vibes - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:08 pm:

    JBT is to rarebit (horseshoe sauce) as BR is to cheezwiz


  37. - Bluefish - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:12 pm:

    Judy is to Two Buck Chuck as Bruce is to Chateau Lafite Rothschild


  38. - amy - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:19 pm:

    JBT is to fuzzy slippers as BR is to carharts


  39. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:26 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to Union loved as Bruce Rauner is to Union loathed.


  40. - been there - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:29 pm:

    real. phony.


  41. - phocion - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:34 pm:

    Judy Barr Topinka is to happy Ronald McDonald as Bruce Rauner is to scary Burger King guy.


  42. - Jocko - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:34 pm:

    New England Coffee / Napa Valley Reserve


  43. - West Side the Best Side - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:39 pm:

    The kind of person you’d like to sit at a bar with and have a beer/ The kind of person who would knock you off your barstool to get his wine (Or more likely have someone do it for him)


  44. - Put the Fun in unfunded - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 2:59 pm:

    39% (of the vote in 2006) as to .01% (of the population)


  45. - NewWestSuburbanGOP'er - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:07 pm:

    “Judy Baar Topinka is to Union loved as Bruce Rauner is to Union loathed.”

    True dat!


  46. - Nearly Normal - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:24 pm:

    JBT is to Polka as BR is to dance around the question.


  47. - atbat - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:32 pm:

    JBT is to winner as BR is to loser.


  48. - Whatever - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:32 pm:

    2014 winner/2014 loser


  49. - A guy... - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:40 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to Republicans as Bruce Rauner is to Libertarians


  50. - zatoichi - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:53 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to WE as Bruce Rauner is to ME


  51. - Mcleaniac - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:56 pm:

    JBT is to Meat and Potatos as BR is to Cotton Candy


  52. - That Guy - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 3:58 pm:

    Being demonized by Blago / Being demonized by his Blago’s running mate


  53. - Wordslinger - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:01 pm:

    A Guy, not surprisingly, I’m confused by your post.

    Are you saying Rauner is popular among Libertarians?


  54. - Wensicia - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:07 pm:

    Judy Baar Topinka is to known as Bruce Rauner is to unknown.


  55. - Max's Mom - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:08 pm:

    Loveable fiscal watchdog/ no details provided
    Transparent/ Vague


  56. - Big Muddy - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:28 pm:

    Scotch/wine


  57. - Anonymoiis - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:35 pm:

    Judy is to bridesmaid as Bruce is to Groom


  58. - Coffee Cup - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:46 pm:

    Judy Barr Topinka is to “winging it” as Bruce Rauner is to “follow the script”.


  59. - Distant Viewer - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:50 pm:

    Candor / Cagey


  60. - Roadbuilder - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 4:57 pm:

    ran against a felon / ran against a doofus


  61. - Earnest - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 5:36 pm:

    Prime Number/Square Root of Negative One


  62. - Amalia - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 5:49 pm:

    JBT is to old combine as Bruce Rauner is to new combine.


  63. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 6:59 pm:

    judy is to polka as bruce is to tapdancing


  64. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 7:09 pm:

    judy is to hair dye as bruce is to tie dye


  65. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 7:17 pm:

    crossover vote/crossover vote


  66. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 7:22 pm:

    judy is to bust up as bruce is to bust out


  67. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 7:28 pm:

    judy is to open arms as bruce is to twisted arms


  68. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 7:39 pm:

    judy is to trustworthy as bruce is trustme


  69. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 7:46 pm:

    judy is to visting nursing homes as bruce is to fleesing nursing homes


  70. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 16, 14 @ 8:14 pm:

    judy is to bruce as bruce is to jim


  71. - RNUG - Friday, Oct 17, 14 @ 12:05 am:

    * Judy Baar Topinka is to barroom pool as Bruce Rauner is to country club billards?


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