Poor, poor me. I just can’t do anything (even fufill my constitutional duty) because of that boss Madigan. Come shower me with your pity as I play the worlds largest violin.
“If I take your right to collectively bargain, and I also take away prevailin’ wage, you’re right, things might not get better, but I win… see… that’s my point… “
“No, see, if we submitted the Meals on Wheels bills to the comptroller, they might actually get paid. That’s not the plan. That’s not how I handle contracts I’ve signed…”
“You have to understand… I do think you, and Higher Ed, and other Social Services are super important… otherwise I wouldn’t have chose you all as my hostages. … “
“All these things you keep talking about… I have no idea about it. Diana and I donated millions to the state party, but, we have no say… no say in how that money is used… “
“Diana and I have donated millions so I can destroy the safety net of Illinois. I’ve earned that right that you don’t have. I paid millions to ruin this safety net. That’s how it works… “
I am now officially adding to the “Boss Madigan” list James Smith Democratic chair of Bumbledump Township-population 13 in far Western Il and Joseph Jones of Nowhere Township-population 9 in far Southern Ill. These two are key in blocking my turnaround agenda and I will put in all resources I can including money from Griffin and Uhlein to bring these corrupt career politicians down and keep these guys from promoting Madigan’s agenda.
“To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, a great Illinoisan, some say my heartless hand doesn’t know what my ruthless hand is doing. But that’s not true. Everything is going exactly according to my plan.”
- Joe M - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:37 am:
Trust me - a 3.75% income tax rate is plenty high enough. We don’t’ need to extend the 5% rate.
- Henry Francis - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:38 am:
Poor, poor me. I just can’t do anything (even fufill my constitutional duty) because of that boss Madigan. Come shower me with your pity as I play the worlds largest violin.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:38 am:
“You want a piece of me?”
- wordslinger - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:40 am:
Lincoln: “Whoa, malice toward many with this guy….”
Douglas: “No debate there…”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:41 am:
“I do care, I just don’t care about you… see the difference.”
- Piece of Work - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:41 am:
I have to clean up MJM’s mess and Trump has to clean up Obama’s mess.
Thanks Dems!!
- Huh? - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:41 am:
I started with 40 items on my agenda, I’m down to two. When is Madigan going to let me win at least once? Why can’t I win?
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:43 am:
“If I take your right to collectively bargain, and I also take away prevailin’ wage, you’re right, things might not get better, but I win… see… that’s my point… “
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:43 am:
“These hands are baby soft and have never done an honest day’s work.”
- Baloneymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:43 am:
Mannequin challenge… nailed it!!!
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:44 am:
“It’s $500 million and a growth of 1.4%. I see that as a win-win destroyin’ labor… “
- Chris - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:44 am:
“I welcome you with this hand, I backhand you with the other”
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:45 am:
“and once he agrees to new revenue, then I will put my arms around the speaker just like this…….”
- Ducky LaMoore - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:45 am:
“…and that’s how my dad taught me to tie a tie. And I said, that’s a sham. I’m never wearin’ a tie.”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:45 am:
“I didn’t want to hurt Chicago students with my Veto, but I felt I owed it to them…”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:47 am:
“I see. I see you’re from Payton Prep. My daughter doesn’t go there anymore, I don’t care you may be hurt… “
- walker - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:47 am:
“Leading the dance without a partner.”
- illinoised - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:47 am:
“I tell you, it is hard to get by on $90,000 an hour! That’s why we need reforms!”
- Joe M - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:47 am:
I quit wearing my Carhart because nobody took me serious that I know how to govern when I wore it.
- Finally Out - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:48 am:
“If you’re not with me, you just made the BossMadigan list!”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:48 am:
“Just help Evelyn up… stairs are her bugaboo… that’s it… don’t let her ‘trip’… get her in her seat… “
- ILGOV2018 - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:49 am:
Doing his best Monty Python…
https://youtu.be/xOrgLj9lOwk
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:50 am:
I’ll show you Mike just kiss my b–tt like this.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:53 am:
“I’m sorry I busted out your company, you lost your job, your house, your family… I made about $40 million on that, so it worked out for me… “
- wordslinger - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:54 am:
“No, see, if we submitted the Meals on Wheels bills to the comptroller, they might actually get paid. That’s not the plan. That’s not how I handle contracts I’ve signed…”
- Wensicia - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:55 am:
“Making an enemies list, checking it twice. Wanna know who’s naughty or nice?”
- RetiredStateEmployee - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:55 am:
I know I have careless speech habits, like dropping my g’s, but they never showed me this video in school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM4JJ6La1mI
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:55 am:
“You have to understand… I do think you, and Higher Ed, and other Social Services are super important… otherwise I wouldn’t have chose you all as my hostages. … “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:57 am:
“I don’t know that website ‘BossMadigan.Com’… is it one of those video game things like ‘Candy Crush’… “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 11:58 am:
“I can count to 60 and 30, why do you ask?”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:00 pm:
“I think the season finale of ‘Dad’s Home State’ will really be one that you won’t forget… “
- Jocko - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:01 pm:
For the last time, THIS hand is the one that giveth, THIS is the one that takes away.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:02 pm:
“It’s really perspective. Would I like an Oscar? Sure. But ‘Dad’s Home State’ is only eligible for Emmys. That’s the trade off being on TV. So… “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:04 pm:
“I’ll need to have someone check for you, but once I do close Eastern, I still think your credits can transfer to another university… “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:04 pm:
“Charleston will be better and stronger without EIU, I believe that… “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:06 pm:
“Ask Diana. It’s a business decision, plain and simple… “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:08 pm:
“Ok, that’s fair, ‘only a Governor can use the Veto’, but look at it the way I see it… I don’t want the blame… see… that’s different… isn’t it… “
- Casual observer - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:12 pm:
You can’t smell my Perfidy cologne? Let me waft it over to ya.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:13 pm:
“Yes, the Cubs won the World Series. I’ll give you that. But my Red Sox plan to be better next year… ok… that’s what my point was… “
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:15 pm:
“All these things you keep talking about… I have no idea about it. Diana and I donated millions to the state party, but, we have no say… no say in how that money is used… “
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:18 pm:
“If I was to dance at the inauguration with the President, I’d start put my hand here like so…”
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:19 pm:
In the words of my good friend Rudy Guiliani! “From the top to the bottom from the middle to the side!”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:20 pm:
“Stop. If you’re going to quote me, quote me correctly. ‘I will bury her’, that’s the quote. See the difference…”
- Anon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:21 pm:
“When the Koch Brothers pull my strings, I move like this!”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:22 pm:
“Diana and I have donated millions so I can destroy the safety net of Illinois. I’ve earned that right that you don’t have. I paid millions to ruin this safety net. That’s how it works… “
- train111 - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:22 pm:
I am now officially adding to the “Boss Madigan” list James Smith Democratic chair of Bumbledump Township-population 13 in far Western Il and Joseph Jones of Nowhere Township-population 9 in far Southern Ill. These two are key in blocking my turnaround agenda and I will put in all resources I can including money from Griffin and Uhlein to bring these corrupt career politicians down and keep these guys from promoting Madigan’s agenda.
- IllinoisBoi - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:24 pm:
I have that Douglas dude under my thumb…
- Huh? - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:24 pm:
I’ve donated millions. I know you’re impressed that I’m rich. But I have to donate millions to avoid income taxes.
- Keyrock - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:25 pm:
“To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, a great Illinoisan, some say my heartless hand doesn’t know what my ruthless hand is doing. But that’s not true. Everything is going exactly according to my plan.”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:25 pm:
“Why not Scott Drury… (Pause)… ok… Why not Scott… “
- Commonsense in Illinois - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:26 pm:
Don’t cry for me Argenta…
- No Longer a Lurker - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:28 pm:
Bruce practicing his choir directing skills with the ILGOP choir.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:28 pm:
As you can see, Lincoln was a tall fella, kinda like me. Douglas, on the other hand was short…almost prone.
- A Jack - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:29 pm:
“Back up that truck full of Illinois bonds that I bought at bargain prices because of the crisis I created.”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:29 pm:
“I want to work WITH you… help you… help you do things against your better self, against your OWN best interest. I’m here to help you with all that… “
- Jc19pd2 - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:30 pm:
Transparency? Just take my word for it. That’s transparency.
- train111 - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:31 pm:
It took the Cubs 108 years to win thw Worls Series. I’ll submit a balanced budget in less time than that - maybe!
- Honeybear - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:36 pm:
Nessun dorma nessun dorma
- IllinoisBoi - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:42 pm:
==Nessun dorma nessun dorma==
More like: Ridi, Pagliaccio!
- Winnin' - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:54 pm:
Why should I come up with a budget? Just because I was elected governor?
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:57 pm:
I know the budget like the back of my hands,Goldie I can’t find them
- justbecuase - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 12:57 pm:
Mayor Tom Gray, Use this gesture at the next meeting!
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:05 pm:
Where the stain meets the stench perfidy
- pool boy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:07 pm:
Merry Christmas, Honeybear. Do you need a hug?
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:20 pm:
I got an arm full of imaginary savings fom the turnaround agenda
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:21 pm:
Hey yoooou!
Don’t look so perplexed
Why must you be next
Can’t you see you’re next?
Yes, you’re next!
Yoou’re so next!
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:22 pm:
Mr trump can I get off my knees now?
- A Jack - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:26 pm:
Rauner honors VanillaMan by singing his latest CapitalFax carol.
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:26 pm:
Do the deep dive senator I’ll catch yea
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:32 pm:
Jacob marley you have shown me budget past, and budget present, show me budget future
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:32 pm:
“And that’s how I showed Chuck Berry how to do that riff on ‘Johnny B. Goode.’”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:35 pm:
“The tuna fillet I sent Rahm was THIS big. You’re thinkin’ of the sardine I sent Madigan.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:36 pm:
“With one hand I say, ‘C’mere, Goomba,’ and with the other I say, ‘Take him for a ride.’”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:38 pm:
“I learned a new yoga position this week. It’s called the ‘Dunkin Dodo.’ You figure it out.”
- jimk849 - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:40 pm:
Bless me father for i have sinned
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:40 pm:
“Thumb up means, ‘I’m with ya, Donald.’ Thumb to the side means, ‘I’m hitchhikin’ outta this state!’”
- Joe M - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:45 pm:
Watch my hands for a copy of the Illinois budget. Now you see it, now you don’t.
You say you never saw it? That is because my hands are faster than your eyes. Here, I’ll do it again.
- Honeybear - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:46 pm:
Merry Christmas to you pool boy! I’ll always take a hug!
- 47th Ward - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:49 pm:
It takes two to tango.
- oifredleg - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:53 pm:
Good King Wenceslas?
- 47th Ward - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:55 pm:
When there’s no-one else in sight
In this crowded lonely fight
Well I wait so long
For their capitulation
That I’m dancing with myself
Oh dancing with myself, oh oh, dancing with myself
- Rich Miller - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 1:55 pm:
47th Ward wins with that last one.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 2:11 pm:
“Negotiatin’? Negotiatin’? It’s like kissin’ your sister. And where’s the fun in that?”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 2:16 pm:
“Here’s one I won the National Square Dance Callers’ Contest with:
‘Swing ‘er to the left,
Swing ‘er to the right,
Take out your teeth
and give ‘er a bite!”
- Anonymous - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 2:19 pm:
Don’t cry for me Illinois
The truth is I don’t need you
All through my wild days
‘N my droppin’ Gs
I made my statement
Now keep your distance
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 3:16 pm:
My wingman was flying along and ran into a wall
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 3:19 pm:
I don’t care if you need money in the treasury I’m not raising taxes
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 3:27 pm:
You know what? Every registered democrat in the 22nd is on the list
- Rabid - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 3:36 pm:
Evelyn go write surrender mike in the sky fly fly
- woodstock willy - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 3:54 pm:
You give, I take.
- NorthsideNoMore - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 4:06 pm:
“Oh Ohh oh Ohh Dancin with myself” (with appologies) https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=sfp&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=rotz&p=dancing+with+myself+billy+idol#id=1&vid=0b2f9ee1267435398ec025b1c8a098bf&action=click
- ILGOV2018 - Friday, Dec 16, 16 @ 4:13 pm:
Governor Rauner singing “O Sole Mio”