Wednesday, Jul 29, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* A synonym and an antonym for both Gov. Rauner and Speaker Madigan?
- South of Sherman - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:32 pm:
Extreme — moderate. (You decide which is which.)
- Chicago 20 - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:35 pm:
Tea Party Republican - Democrat
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:36 pm:
Rauner: Aloof/engaged
Madigan: strong/brittle
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:37 pm:
Rauner - S; Chief, Madigan - S; Chief
Rauner - A; Michael, Madigan - A; Sonny
- Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:39 pm:
Rauner: bipolar - bipartisan Madigan: congress - progress
- The Muse - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:40 pm:
Struggle and stroogle (Urban dictionary it; nothing inappropriate).
Madigan/Rauner: “The struggle/stroogle is real.”
- Chairman McBroom - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:41 pm:
Rauner: Shaker-Upper / Status Quo
Madigan: Status Quo / Shaker-Upper
- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:47 pm:
Rookie/Veteran
- Goldwater Republican - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:50 pm:
Rauner:Bastion of Hope/ Status Quo
Madigan: Power Hungry/ Rational
- walker - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:51 pm:
Rauner: Godzilla/Hannah’s horse
Madigan: drug-resistant strain/Lassie
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:56 pm:
Rauner - Trashcan Van / Only owning… the Trashcan Van
Madigan - Apples / “For lunch… Surprise me”
- JS Mill - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:59 pm:
Madigan= status quo/change
Rauner= greed/giving
- Makandadawg - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:00 pm:
Temporary/Permanent
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:04 pm:
Twilight Zone and Aberration
- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:07 pm:
Oh I get it now…. Rauner: rookie/compassionate Madigan: veteran/spontaneous
- thunderspirit - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:07 pm:
Extreme/reasonable.
Which is which largely depends on your perspective and/or partisan bent.
- Wordslinger - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:11 pm:
Reactionary/forthright
Controlled/disorganized
- A guy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:11 pm:
Compromiser Compromiser
- A guy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:13 pm:
Big Dog who licks. Little Dog who bites.
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:20 pm:
Rauner: Steadfast/Compromise
Madigan: Experienced/Unrelenting
- Stones - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:23 pm:
Rauner - Neophyte / Skilled Madigan - Veteran / Timid
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:24 pm:
Rauner - Strawberry shake / “Hammer and Shake”
Madigan - Saputo’s / Spontaneity
- AJ_yooper - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:26 pm:
Rauner: Pretender/Empathic Madigan: Admiral/Disorganized
- Ipso Facto - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:26 pm:
Syn:
Rauner: “Tis but a scratch” Mercutio Madigan: “Inside the rind” Frair Laurence
- Ipso Facto - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:29 pm:
Ant:
Rauner: Patton Madigan: Ricochet Rabbit
- Amalia - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:32 pm:
Rauner- chaos/solution
Madigan - control/open
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:34 pm:
Syn
R-Killing Patton
M-The Art of War
Ant-
R-Citizen Kane
M-Animal House
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:38 pm:
- AJ_yooper -, thanks for your kid words yesterday.
“QOTD”?
Rauner - Carhartt / Bleeding Heart
Madigan - “71″ / Mushroom
- @MisterJayEm - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:45 pm:
A synonym and an antonym for both Gov. Rauner and Speaker Madigan?
Rauner: Rookie/veteran Madigan: Experienced/clueless
– MrJM
- Wordslinger - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:46 pm:
AA, those are very good.
I read “Killing Patton” over the weekend for laughs, of which there are many. It’s like a transcript of an episode of “Drunk History.”
Now he’s got a “Killing Reagan” book, who like Patton, was not killed. What a racket this guy has going.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:48 pm:
Rauner: crown me/check mate
Madigan: all-in/bluffing
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 5:10 pm:
Rauner - trying to pin the other guy with the blame for the needed tax hike/responsible leader.
Madigan - trying to pin the other guy with the blame for the needed tax hike/responsible leader.
- burbanite - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 5:32 pm:
Rauner, A: Moderate S: Extreme
Madigan, A: Impatient S: Entrenched
- mokenavince - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 10:01 pm:
Putz!
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Jul 30, 15 @ 1:41 am:
Thanks, Word. I got many a laugh out of that one myself. Can’t even imagine what “Killing Jesus” must be like.
- One of the 35 - Thursday, Jul 30, 15 @ 9:32 am:
Rauner: Machiavelli, Mr. Milk toast
Madigan: Machiavelli, Mr. Milk toast
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- South of Sherman - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:32 pm:
Extreme — moderate. (You decide which is which.)
- Chicago 20 - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:35 pm:
Tea Party Republican - Democrat
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:36 pm:
Rauner: Aloof/engaged
Madigan: strong/brittle
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:37 pm:
Rauner - S; Chief, Madigan - S; Chief
Rauner - A; Michael, Madigan - A; Sonny
- Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:39 pm:
Rauner: bipolar - bipartisan
Madigan: congress - progress
- The Muse - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:40 pm:
Struggle and stroogle (Urban dictionary it; nothing inappropriate).
Madigan/Rauner: “The struggle/stroogle is real.”
- Chairman McBroom - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:41 pm:
Rauner: Shaker-Upper / Status Quo
Madigan: Status Quo / Shaker-Upper
- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:47 pm:
Rookie/Veteran
- Goldwater Republican - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:50 pm:
Rauner:Bastion of Hope/ Status Quo
Madigan: Power Hungry/ Rational
- walker - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:51 pm:
Rauner: Godzilla/Hannah’s horse
Madigan: drug-resistant strain/Lassie
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:56 pm:
Rauner - Trashcan Van / Only owning… the Trashcan Van
Madigan - Apples / “For lunch… Surprise me”
- JS Mill - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 3:59 pm:
Madigan= status quo/change
Rauner= greed/giving
- Makandadawg - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:00 pm:
Temporary/Permanent
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:04 pm:
Twilight Zone and Aberration
- Vote Quimby! - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:07 pm:
Oh I get it now….
Rauner: rookie/compassionate
Madigan: veteran/spontaneous
- thunderspirit - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:07 pm:
Extreme/reasonable.
Which is which largely depends on your perspective and/or partisan bent.
- Wordslinger - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:11 pm:
Reactionary/forthright
Controlled/disorganized
- A guy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:11 pm:
Compromiser Compromiser
- A guy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:13 pm:
Big Dog who licks. Little Dog who bites.
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:20 pm:
Rauner: Steadfast/Compromise
Madigan: Experienced/Unrelenting
- Stones - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:23 pm:
Rauner - Neophyte / Skilled
Madigan - Veteran / Timid
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:24 pm:
Rauner - Strawberry shake / “Hammer and Shake”
Madigan - Saputo’s / Spontaneity
- AJ_yooper - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:26 pm:
Rauner: Pretender/Empathic
Madigan: Admiral/Disorganized
- Ipso Facto - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:26 pm:
Syn:
Rauner: “Tis but a scratch” Mercutio
Madigan: “Inside the rind” Frair Laurence
- Ipso Facto - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:29 pm:
Ant:
Rauner: Patton
Madigan: Ricochet Rabbit
- Amalia - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:32 pm:
Rauner- chaos/solution
Madigan - control/open
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:34 pm:
Syn
R-Killing Patton
M-The Art of War
Ant-
R-Citizen Kane
M-Animal House
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:38 pm:
- AJ_yooper -, thanks for your kid words yesterday.
“QOTD”?
Rauner - Carhartt / Bleeding Heart
Madigan - “71″ / Mushroom
- @MisterJayEm - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:45 pm:
Rauner: Rookie/veteran
Madigan: Experienced/clueless
– MrJM
- Wordslinger - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:46 pm:
AA, those are very good.
I read “Killing Patton” over the weekend for laughs, of which there are many. It’s like a transcript of an episode of “Drunk History.”
Now he’s got a “Killing Reagan” book, who like Patton, was not killed. What a racket this guy has going.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 4:48 pm:
Rauner: crown me/check mate
Madigan: all-in/bluffing
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 5:10 pm:
Rauner - trying to pin the other guy with the blame for the needed tax hike/responsible leader.
Madigan - trying to pin the other guy with the blame for the needed tax hike/responsible leader.
- burbanite - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 5:32 pm:
Rauner, A: Moderate
S: Extreme
Madigan, A: Impatient
S: Entrenched
- mokenavince - Wednesday, Jul 29, 15 @ 10:01 pm:
Putz!
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Jul 30, 15 @ 1:41 am:
Thanks, Word. I got many a laugh out of that one myself. Can’t even imagine what “Killing Jesus” must be like.
- One of the 35 - Thursday, Jul 30, 15 @ 9:32 am:
Rauner: Machiavelli, Mr. Milk toast
Madigan: Machiavelli, Mr. Milk toast