* As you already know, House Speaker Michael Madigan was the Grand Marshal in this year’s Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade…

Not to get all Sneedly on you, but I’m told his hat was an exact replica of one worn by Richard J. Daley when he was Grand Marshal.

* And, just in case you’d like an optional second caption opportunity, click here.

       

50 Comments - Anon - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:30 am: “Madigan: In touch with voters — out of touch with fashion.” - Keyrock - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:30 am: The end of the rainbow. - Irish - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:31 am: Governor Rauner’s favorite Leprechaun leads his troops to victory! - Anon - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:31 am: “After years of frustration, Michael finally became Miss Grand Tower.” - Wilson - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:32 am: They’re always after me Lucky Charms - Gordon Willis - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:32 am: Oh look! Robert Duvall is playing a leprechaun! - Honeybear - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:35 am: “Do you feel lucky? Well do you punk?” ( Dirty Harry) - wordslinger - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:35 am: Meh, he’s still not in the ballpark with Rauner when it comes to green. - 47th Ward - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:36 am: For the optional: Leprechaun and Leprechaunt. - SAP - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:38 am: Did you get a free bowl of soup with that hat? - Gone, but not forgotten - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:39 am: I thought leprechauns were always smiling due to the rainbows and pots of gold. Did this leprechaun lose his? - Jocko - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:42 am: Madigan and the parade routes he controls. - anon - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:42 am: And if Illinois had a May 15th primary he would be leading the cinco de mayo parade…and the labor day parade if it were September 15th and the Macy’s parade if it were on December 15th…do ya get it now Bruce? . - 47th Ward - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:43 am: Gone, he is smiling. - OneMan - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:45 am: Damn kids better get off my lawn. - Amalia - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 8:51 am: “I am the true heir.” - Sam Weinberg - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:13 am: Is it an Optimo? - downstate commissioner - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:13 am: “The luck of the Irish is mine, Brucie” - downstate commissioner - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:17 am: “St. Patrick banned snakes in Ireland, now it’s time to ban another snake lying in Springfield…” - Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:17 am: Madigan, and the green beer drinkers he controls. - Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:18 am: When a grimace becomes an acceptable substitute for a smile. - FAIRNESS AND FAIRNESS ONLY - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:24 am: I zoomed in and gave a grin when I realized that Madigan was in the front row of a picture posted on Rauner’s twitter account. - Himself - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:25 am: “I have this pot and it’s f-ing golden.” For the Governor: “It is often that a person’s mouth broke his nose.” - Wi Tu Lo - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:28 am: Sporting the traditional powerbroker regalia of ancient Ireland. - Keyser Soze - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:31 am: So, where are all the mad men? - Been There - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:48 am: ===- Sam Weinberg - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:13 am: Is it an Optimo?=== I heard it is. Great shop. Hats perfectly fit your head. - Gruntled University Employee - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 9:52 am: Mike Madigan and the Leprechauns he controls. - VanillaMan - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 10:18 am: The end of a ship is drowning The end for a kiln is burning The end of a feast is frowning The end of a man’s health -is mourning The end of Bruce Rauner is governing - Visitor - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 10:19 am: I’m thinking, “The Last Boss at dusk.” - A guy - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 10:19 am: Envy from the tippy top of me head to the tip toes of me feeties. - Payback - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 10:31 am: Ken Dunkin’s ad is right, the Irish political bosses do control Chicago. The Don Draper hat is kind of cool though. - Anonymous - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 10:37 am: It’s a twofer. I get to wear the green of the Irish and AFSCME too. What more could a guy ask for?! - Groucho - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 10:45 am: Gotta wear Daley’s hat if your gonna fill Daley’s shoes. - Ahoy! - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 11:11 am: I miss Da Speaker on Twitter. - mokenavince - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 11:12 am: I’m sure he had to take in about 3 yards. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 11:16 am: His precinct totals come in by their precinct number… He knows his election day judges by how they take their coffee… His yard signs straighten themselves up when he looks at them… His Ward Office phones screen themselves… He chose “13″ for his Ward to prove a point… Cell Phones are really afraid of HIM… The Hogwarts Sorting Hat has consulted him for years… Absentee Ballot requests have a box to check just for him… He created Terrence Goggin out of clay, pipe cleaners and marbles… The hat was black before he wished it to be green… He is… The Most Interesting Speaker We Have. “Vote Accordingly, my friends… “ - Commonsense in Illinois - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 12:34 pm: Willy, how long have you had that gem in memory? - Anonymous - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 12:42 pm: Dean Wormer? - Oswego Willy - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 12:43 pm: - Commonsense in Illinois - They’ve been rattling around my hollow noggin for a while. This picture rattled them loose - walker - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 12:51 pm: That hat’s no joke. A Guy: Hey get back to work. - Hedley Lamarr - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 1:23 pm: Rauner’s not gonna get bye me! - CrazyHorse - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 1:31 pm: “Kid, for the last time, I don’t have any Purple Horseshoes!” - Anonymous - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 1:33 pm: Key difference: Richard J. Daley was actually liked by some Chicagoans. - Earnest - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 1:36 pm: Mike, you think I’m the best IL Governor over the past 14 years, admit it, admit it, admit it!!! - Boone's is Back - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 2:16 pm: Canst nobody take me lucky charms! - Lucky Pierre - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 2:26 pm: All Hat no cattle - Arthur Andersen - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 3:34 pm: “And ‘ere will be no jokin’ about the size o’ me shillelagh!” - Mama - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 5:53 pm: An Irish blessing: May your smile be big and wide, And may your pockets always have a coin or two inside! May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace… May your troubles grow less as your blessings increase! - Mama - Monday, Mar 14, 16 @ 6:24 pm: Wearin’ of the Greens: Green hats for the Irish’s Grand Marshall. Wear green on St Patrick’s Day so you won’t get pinched. - Peon - Tuesday, Mar 15, 16 @ 6:28 am: “I love this kryptonite hat the Governor gave me” Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.