“Yes there were times I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt I ate it up and spit it out,
I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way.”
This is probably going to go over your media heads, but 2+2 is 4. Oh, and when you write a story, it is good to cover both sides fairly. I think that’s enough for today. Tomorrow we can start our ABC’s.
Just what makes that little ‘ole ant
Think he can move that rubber tree plant [ISC Pension Decision]
Anyone knows an ant, can’t, move a rubber tree plant
But I’ve got High Hopes, I’ve got High Hopes!
I’ve got High Apple Pie in the Sky Hopes…!
Round round get around
I turnaround
Yeah
Get turnaound round round I turnaround
From town to town
Get turnaround round round I turnaround
I’m a real cool head
Get turnaround round round I turnaround
I’m makin’ real good bread
- not applicable - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:55 pm:
boomin’
- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:57 pm:
“A hundred bottles of beer on the wall, a hundred bottles of beer…”
=Bruce Rauner, channeling his inner Jim Neighbors belts out “Sweet Home Indiana” before the RTW vote.=
Gotta correct this one. It’s Jim Nabors and it’s “Back Home in Indiana”.
“Going once, twice, sold to the man in the front eating an apple”. Next up for auction….
He looks like he’s leading a chorus. Sometimes the Gov. seems a bit clueless. For some reason, I can see him leading the group in this song, oblivious to the words:
“I’ve always been a hardworking man
I’ve always been a hardworking man
I’ve always been a hardworking man
I’ve lived my life the best way I can
I’ve always been a damn good union man
I’ve always been a damn good union man
I’ve always been a damn good union man
I’ve lived my life the best way I can
I’ve been a seaman, electrician, and in construction too
On assembly lines and factories and did some farming too
Fought company scabs, union-busting laws, walked many a picket line
For musicians, electricians, and workers in the mines
So when I die throw my ashes to the winds
When I die throw my ashes to the winds
When I die throw my ashes to the winds
I’ve lived my life the best way I can
Proud to live my life the best way I can”
“If I didn’t have this microphone in my hand, I could show you exactly how many municipalities have approved my Turnaround Agenda. But if you round down…”
- Ginhouse Tommy - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:56 pm:
Where’s Norma Zimmer?, Where’s Joe Fenney? How about Bobby and Cissy? You know he does look a little like Myron Floren. That is going way back. I think the crowd would die if he started in with “I’m too sexy for my shirt”
- Finally Out (and now very glad to be) - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:57 pm:
When I finish, there will be no media availability.
It’s not well known that the Governor has taken to addressing the little people visiting the Capital with his stirring rendition of, “If I only had a heart”.
At the end of the busy day in the Capitol, I’m guessing neither the Gov. nor the collective genius-pod I call BRU-CREW has the brains to deal properly with RTW, which would begin with:
“I get the message.” - BRU-CREW spox quoting Gov. Rauner
- Sick of It All - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 5:11 pm:
And a one and a two - come on Mikey and Johnny, please PLAY with me! Let’s have harmony and sing from the same songbook - pretty pleeeeeze…?????
“”What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
And I’ll try not to sing out of key
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm gonna try with a little help from my friends”
“I’ve got $20 million dollars in my pocket. Guess the right pocket and you get to keep your job.”
On another note: I saw Rauner in person for the first time last week. What jumped out at me is how skinny he is. You can tell a little bit in this picture but in person he seems like a bag of bones.
- Gabe - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:08 pm:
OK, listen up everyone, if you haven’t gotten a check from me yet, raise your hand…
- not right - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:08 pm:
All repeat after me..
- Capitol View - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:10 pm:
all together now, “don’t blame me”
- AC - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:10 pm:
To dream the impossible dream….
- 47th Ward - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:11 pm:
“Yes there were times I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt I ate it up and spit it out,
I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way.”
- archimedes - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:12 pm:
Calm down, calm down - we start the bidding for the Capital Building in one minute.
- Rufus - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:12 pm:
” All together now… And a 1, and a 2, and a 3… Unions are bad, Unions are corrupt, destroy them all and all our problems are solved!”
- doedoa - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:12 pm:
“And now, the end is near, and so I face, the final curtain.”
- Stones - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:13 pm:
“You see I’m savin’ money for Illinois every day….I sold all the state platforms!”
- Gruntled University Employee - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:14 pm:
He looks a little like Lawrence Welk, all he’s missing is a Conductor’s baton.
“And a one, and a two, and a three.”
- too obvious - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:14 pm:
Okay now just the union protesters, row, row, row your boat . . .
- AC - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:14 pm:
Tier 1 employees sing with me, “Take this job and shove it!”
- Anon - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:16 pm:
“Okay, show of hands, who supports the Turnaround Agenda? Um… CK, how many times can you count my hand?”
- A guy - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:16 pm:
“Who wants cake?”
- A guy - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:18 pm:
“And our flag was still…..there!”
- The Colossus of Roads - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:20 pm:
Back-up vocals, where are Cullerton and Madigan when I need them?
- Enviro - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:20 pm:
The boy who cried wolf.
- AC - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:24 pm:
Turnaround
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
That the best of all the years have gone by
- How Ironic - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:28 pm:
Bruce Rauner, leading the GOP caucus in a rousing rendition of “Take Me Out To The Woodshed” before the RTW bill is voted on.
- Stuff Happens - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:28 pm:
Bruce Rauner, choosing the wrong definition of ‘fiddling’, decided to mix things up and sing during his portrayal of Nero while Rome burned.
- Wordslinger - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:29 pm:
Gov. Rauner performs old school at Frank “Tne Tank’s” wedding reception.
“Turaround,
“every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild….
“Turnaround,
“every now and then I get a little bit angry and I’ve got to get out and cry…
“… that I need you more tonight, that I f—–n’ need you more than ever.”
- The obvious - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:29 pm:
This is probably going to go over your media heads, but 2+2 is 4. Oh, and when you write a story, it is good to cover both sides fairly. I think that’s enough for today. Tomorrow we can start our ABC’s.
- Amalia - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:30 pm:
Let’s start the bidding on the Thompson Center…
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:31 pm:
Just what makes that little ‘ole ant
Think he can move that rubber tree plant [ISC Pension Decision]
Anyone knows an ant, can’t, move a rubber tree plant
But I’ve got High Hopes, I’ve got High Hopes!
I’ve got High Apple Pie in the Sky Hopes…!
- How Ironic - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:32 pm:
Bruce Rauner, channeling his inner Jim Neighbors belts out “Sweet Home Indiana” before the RTW vote.
- Big Joe - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:32 pm:
Sadly, I tried to write a caption, but stopped because I don’t want Rich to ban me from the blog.
- Tournaround Agenda - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:35 pm:
“A working-class hero is someone to break.”
- BlameBruceRauner - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:39 pm:
French Horn lessons anyone anyone…..
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:40 pm:
“Let’s get ready to RUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!”
- D.P.Gumby - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:40 pm:
“And IIIIIIiiii..aaaa….IIIIIIIiii really love mmmmeeeee…eeee…eeeeeee”
“The Greatest Loooooovvvveee of Allllll…..”
- crazybleedingheart - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:41 pm:
Uh-oh, Pumpkin, I don’t think I’m “governing” Kansas anymore…there’s NO place like home, there’s NO place like home, there’s NO place like home…
- Anon - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:43 pm:
“Now throw your hands in the air and wave ‘em like you just don’t care…. About state employees and their families.”
- Austin Blvd - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:47 pm:
Ana One, Ana Two.
Slow down da tempo…
T’ank ya boys!
- walker - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:47 pm:
“OK now the chorus…You can’t always get what you want “
- No Longer A Lurker - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:49 pm:
“Attention all state workers. Your services are no longer necessary, you all have been terminated.”
- Formerly Known As... - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:50 pm:
Karaoke Day at the Capitol turned out to be a big hit.
- Formerly Known As... - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:50 pm:
I’d like to dedicate this next to song to Rich Miller
- Wensicia - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:54 pm:
Ok, altogether now!
Round round get around
I turnaround
Yeah
Get turnaound round round I turnaround
From town to town
Get turnaround round round I turnaround
I’m a real cool head
Get turnaround round round I turnaround
I’m makin’ real good bread
- not applicable - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:55 pm:
boomin’
- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 1:57 pm:
“A hundred bottles of beer on the wall, a hundred bottles of beer…”
- Bogey Golfer - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:08 pm:
=Bruce Rauner, channeling his inner Jim Neighbors belts out “Sweet Home Indiana” before the RTW vote.=
Gotta correct this one. It’s Jim Nabors and it’s “Back Home in Indiana”.
“Going once, twice, sold to the man in the front eating an apple”. Next up for auction….
- LaughingJane - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:08 pm:
Then you do the hokey pokey and you turn it all around…..
- Gooner - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:13 pm:
He looks like he’s leading a chorus. Sometimes the Gov. seems a bit clueless. For some reason, I can see him leading the group in this song, oblivious to the words:
“I’ve always been a hardworking man
I’ve always been a hardworking man
I’ve always been a hardworking man
I’ve lived my life the best way I can
I’ve always been a damn good union man
I’ve always been a damn good union man
I’ve always been a damn good union man
I’ve lived my life the best way I can
I’ve been a seaman, electrician, and in construction too
On assembly lines and factories and did some farming too
Fought company scabs, union-busting laws, walked many a picket line
For musicians, electricians, and workers in the mines
So when I die throw my ashes to the winds
When I die throw my ashes to the winds
When I die throw my ashes to the winds
I’ve lived my life the best way I can
Proud to live my life the best way I can”
- downstate commissioner - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:16 pm:
Bogey Golfer wins!!! If I had been eating an apple, I would have choked laughing….
- AC - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:18 pm:
Whatever it was, it wasn’t Woody Guthrie
- Mittuns - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:21 pm:
Maestro Rauner orchestrates the greatest attack on public workers in state history.
“Governin’” in F major.
- Gooner - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:23 pm:
I know, I know. We ALL expected Bayern Munich to perform better against Barca, but due to acts of Gov. Quinn, they were in no position to do so.
- Anon. - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:24 pm:
“OK, show of hands — how many corrupt special interests do we have here today?”
- Mittuns - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:24 pm:
Was Springsteen ever in a government union?
- exasperated teacher - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:38 pm:
“If I didn’t have this microphone in my hand, I could show you exactly how many municipalities have approved my Turnaround Agenda. But if you round down…”
- OneMan - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:42 pm:
Well you can tell ev’ryone I’m a down disgrace
Drag my name all over the place.
I don’t care anymore.
You can tell ev’rybody ’bout the state I’m in
You won’t catch me crying ‘cos I just can’t win.
I don’t care anymore I don’t care anymore
I don’t care what you say
I don’t play the same games you play.
‘Cos I’ve been talking to the people that you call your friends
And it seems to me there’s a means to and end.
They don’t care anymore.
And as for me I can sit here and bide my time
I got nothing to lose if I speak my mind.
I don’t care anymore I don’t care no more
- rdb66 - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:55 pm:
a one and a two…It’s The Lawrence Welk Show!
- Jake From Elwood - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 2:55 pm:
Faith-heel-er requesting manna from heaven.
- ToughGuy - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:37 pm:
“Ok now, everyone have their kazoos ready to play “Hail to the Chief?”
- siriusly - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:50 pm:
“Give me a C . . . a bouncy C ! “
- AC - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:53 pm:
The governor prepares to auction off Democrats and Republicans
- Enviro - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:55 pm:
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake. Shake it off!
- Ginhouse Tommy - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:56 pm:
Where’s Norma Zimmer?, Where’s Joe Fenney? How about Bobby and Cissy? You know he does look a little like Myron Floren. That is going way back. I think the crowd would die if he started in with “I’m too sexy for my shirt”
- Finally Out (and now very glad to be) - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 3:57 pm:
When I finish, there will be no media availability.
- LINK - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:02 pm:
It’s not well known that the Governor has taken to addressing the little people visiting the Capital with his stirring rendition of, “If I only had a heart”.
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:19 pm:
Oswego Willie has not made fun of me lately?(I’m done until Willie’s back)
- IllinoisBoi - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:22 pm:
You turn me around, round, baby right round
Like a record baby
Turnaround, right round…
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:38 pm:
“let it go…..Let It Gooooooo”
- Rockford's Finest - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:38 pm:
I’m about the lay the smack down on those union bosses!
- Biker - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:55 pm:
“Cash rules Everything around me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwAxmrE194
- Buddy - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 4:55 pm:
a 1 and 2… Take me out to the ball game….
- Minnow - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 5:02 pm:
Somewhere over the rainbow-
- zonz - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 5:09 pm:
tick tock tick tock
At the end of the busy day in the Capitol, I’m guessing neither the Gov. nor the collective genius-pod I call BRU-CREW has the brains to deal properly with RTW, which would begin with:
“I get the message.” - BRU-CREW spox quoting Gov. Rauner
- Sick of It All - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 5:11 pm:
And a one and a two - come on Mikey and Johnny, please PLAY with me! Let’s have harmony and sing from the same songbook - pretty pleeeeeze…?????
- Tatler - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 5:31 pm:
And now, the end is near….
- AJ_yooper - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 5:43 pm:
“”What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
And I’ll try not to sing out of key
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm gonna try with a little help from my friends”
“With A Little Help From My Friends”
Billy Shears
- Bluecollargal - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 6:20 pm:
Ain’t over till the Governor sings. Look who’s singing now!
- Under Further Review - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 6:33 pm:
In desperation, the Illinois State Fair promoters were reduced to booking a Lawrence Welk impersonator to substitute for the canceled Meat Loaf.
- Precinct Captain - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 6:40 pm:
Lift Ev’ry Billionaires Voice and Sing!
- DuPage Dave - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 7:50 pm:
“I’ve got $20 million dollars in my pocket. Guess the right pocket and you get to keep your job.”
On another note: I saw Rauner in person for the first time last week. What jumped out at me is how skinny he is. You can tell a little bit in this picture but in person he seems like a bag of bones.
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 10:10 pm:
A little slight of hand and the budget is fixed
- Rich Miller - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 10:16 pm:
===Guess the right pocket and you get to keep your job===
Winner.
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 10:21 pm:
“Turnaround, bright eyes..”
- Anonymous - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 10:22 pm:
See this bill in my hand I’m filing it today
- Anonymous - Friday, May 15, 15 @ 6:43 am:
Steven Tyler’s new haircut
- Anonymous - Friday, May 15, 15 @ 7:29 am:
Ok just the state workers”take this job and…”