Illinois is exactly like #GameOfThrones Boss Madigan IS the Night King. Same eyes, same will. Suburban taxpayers, he's coming. Prepare! pic.twitter.com/cjUF5vc9bl
Kass is at the Crossroads Inn trying not to spill his ale while yelling about the taxes on the Kingsroad and Katrina suggests that maybe we need another Targaryen to burn it all down with their dragons.
Madigan is more like Tywin/Cersei, continually taking wealth from downstate (such as Dorne) in order to pay her debts in order to fund their machine (the crown)…
Like Donald Trump, John Kass seems to embrace self-parody.
if Michael Madigan is the Night King (he isn’t), then who is John Kass? One of the members Night’s Watch who didn’t make it past the early seasons because he was too busy focusing on the wrong enemy?
==Madigan is more like Tywin/Cersei, continually taking wealth from downstate (such as Dorne) in order to pay her debts in order to fund their machine (the crown)==
LOL
You wrote “wealth”, instead of debt.
- The Old Professor - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:08 pm:
Wow 47 comments. That’s more than Kassamoron gets in the paper all week. When he compared GOPies who backed the tax hike to Nazi sympathizers no Tribbie editor flinched cause no one read it.
Mr/Ms OW: you left TwoPiece and SingleMom off the cabal clown car
Does Kass still write about the so-called “combine?” Does anyone else remember when he peddled the stuff about both parties being in on the political shake down?
Now it’s all Boss Madigan or Madiganistan in every illegible, nonsensical column day after day. What a chumbalone.
On the other hand, maybe he’s waiting to get the exclusive interview with Stu Levine to revive the ol’ Combine angle after Governor Rauner sells his tronc shares.
Like Donald Trump, John Kass seems to embrace self-parody.
if Michael Madigan is the Night King (he isn’t), then who is John Kass? One of the members Night’s Watch who didn’t make it past the early seasons because he was too busy focusing on the wrong enemy?
John Kass is a court jester. Does anybody really believe or even read his drivel anymore?
I would cast Madigan as Petyr Baelish and Rauner as Cersei.
“‘Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players.’ He ate another seed. ‘Cersei, for one. She thinks herself sly, but in truth she is utterly predictable. Her strength rests on her beauty, birth, and riches. Only the first of those is truly her own, and it will soon desert her. I pity her then. She wants power, but has no notion what to do with it when she gets it.’” -Petyr Baelish, A Storm of Swords.
I am a life long democrat. Union supporter. Yet I think that Madigan is beyond destructive. This man needs to go. Not the only one who thinks this way.
- Red Rider - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:42 pm:
This is just the Boss we need.
- Frank Manzo IV - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:43 pm:
Game of Groans
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:44 pm:
When Rauner’s own “Combine” of IPI, Proft, Griffin, Uihlein, and Diana becomes too apparent, even to mouth breathers…
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:46 pm:
@FakeStatehouseChick - yeah, yeah, and um… “Hurricane is coming”… “Simple” #SchtictShill
- walker - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:48 pm:
Suburbs under attack.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:48 pm:
Who knew that the “Chicago Way” was really mideval England with Dragons.
That Kass, next he’ll let us know which “Friend” character is Cullerton… Ross, Joey or Chandler?
- Kippax Blue - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:49 pm:
Whatcha gonna say when GoT turns it’s world upside down and The Night King is really heroic?
- Keyrock - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:49 pm:
I do see the resemblance.
- VanillaMan - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:51 pm:
Will these people demonizing their political opponents be satisfied only when they see them assassinated?
This stuff is very wrong.
- AC - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:51 pm:
You know nothing, John Kass.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:52 pm:
Meh. The hair parts don’t even match…
- AC - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:53 pm:
Rauner isn’t a Lannister, a Lannister always pays their debts.
- Biker - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:53 pm:
This is a actually one of the few times we can ask the artist directly: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/about-george/life-and-times/chicago/
Rich, I believe you have the stature to request a response regarding any perceived likeness to real world Chicago pols.
- Ghost - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:56 pm:
VM I agree, no lessons learned apparently from the recent undortunate attack
- ArchPundit - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:57 pm:
===Rauner isn’t a Lannister, a Lannister always pays their debts.
Also, he’d be Tywin and Tywin was remarkably effective.
- wordslinger - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:59 pm:
Most of his scribbles are about what he saw on TV the day before, usually Fox gabfests.
Or, they’re about what he ate the day before.
He seems to spend most of his time watching TV and eating.
And crying about what a victim he is.
- Dee Lay - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:59 pm:
Kass is at the Crossroads Inn trying not to spill his ale while yelling about the taxes on the Kingsroad and Katrina suggests that maybe we need another Targaryen to burn it all down with their dragons.
- ArchPundit - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 2:59 pm:
To the idea this is demonizing…well, literally it is, but while not terribly funny, it was an attempt at humor and causes no harm.
The question is how does a once proud newspaper like the Tribune have a marque columnist who is a really bad writer.
- ughhh - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:00 pm:
Madigan is more like Tywin/Cersei, continually taking wealth from downstate (such as Dorne) in order to pay her debts in order to fund their machine (the crown)…
- ArchPundit - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:00 pm:
===Meh. The hair parts don’t even match…
Night King also kind of young and can be killed by something.
- Carl - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:01 pm:
What a waste of time. Is this the new norm for reporters nowadays?
- Moist von Lipwig - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:01 pm:
Like Donald Trump, John Kass seems to embrace self-parody.
if Michael Madigan is the Night King (he isn’t), then who is John Kass? One of the members Night’s Watch who didn’t make it past the early seasons because he was too busy focusing on the wrong enemy?
- BuckinIrish - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:03 pm:
Bruce Rauner sees himself as a Tywin Lannister, he’s more of a Walder Frey in actuality.
- VanillaMan - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:08 pm:
==Madigan is more like Tywin/Cersei, continually taking wealth from downstate (such as Dorne) in order to pay her debts in order to fund their machine (the crown)==
LOL
You wrote “wealth”, instead of debt.
- The Old Professor - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:08 pm:
Be very afraid, Governor Sauron
- Porgy Tirebiter - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:09 pm:
Kass would be Theon Greyjoy. Walking epitome of a loser
- Wensicia - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:10 pm:
I’ve always thought Kass prefers fantasy over reality, as evidenced by his columns.
- Amalia - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:10 pm:
why just suburban taxpayers? what does Kass mean?
- Today's Lotto Pick 4 are 3671 - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:18 pm:
John Kass needs new material
- Morton - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:23 pm:
Let’s not totally dismiss the analogy…Rauner SOUNDS a lot like Hodor when he goes off script
- Nearly Normal - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:24 pm:
That John Kass, trying to be relevant with the millennials and others. As to the “wealth from downstate,” let me know when you find it.
- Morty - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:24 pm:
Kass wanted to out nerd Drury
Worst.analogy.evar!
- Anon - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:25 pm:
===Rich, I believe you have the stature to request a response regarding any perceived likeness to real world Chicago pols.===
I agree. It is quite reasonable to request comment.
- Robert the 1st - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:26 pm:
=Whatcha gonna say when GoT turns it’s world upside down and The Night King is really heroic?=
The zombies already consider The Night King a hero… same with Madigan.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:26 pm:
===I believe you have the stature to request a response===
Maybe, maybe not. But I’ve never seen more than a few minutes of that show, so I wouldn’t know how to do that story even if I wanted to.
- JoanP - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:28 pm:
I think we need an amendment to Godwin’s Law to cover pop culture comparisons.
- Earnest - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:29 pm:
Terrible comparison. The Night King has higher approval ratings.
- City Zen - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:32 pm:
Better Call Saul Alinsky
- A guy - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:34 pm:
With everything I’ve read or heard about apples, this seems like an unlikely outcome.
I haven’t watched that show either. Mostly because of the people who told me how much they love it. lol
- Grandson of Man - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:35 pm:
We should give Kass a break. No one has suffered as much as he has because of Madigan and living in Illinois.
- Mr B. - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:45 pm:
One of Bruce Rauner’s legacies (few) is that he demonized Madigan.
- Piece of Work - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:48 pm:
When the day comes that Illinois is on its hands and knees, begging the feds to bail them out, they will have MJM to thank.
- Jocko - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:53 pm:
Royko is to Kass….as Madigan is to Rauner?
- Stark - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:54 pm:
Kass is truly insufferable.
- Chicago 20 - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:54 pm:
Does Kass know Madigan is a shortened version of his real name, Madiganopoulos?
Once Kass realizes this fact, Mike Madiganopoulos will be his new BFF and Kass will turn his lame sophomoric satire loose on some other newsmaker.
- votequimby - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 3:55 pm:
Illinois deserves better than… John Kass
- Arthur Andersen - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 4:00 pm:
Rich, I watched it once with my son (a fan) and was totally lost. So, you’re not alone and I wasn’t that impressed.
- Annonin' - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 4:05 pm:
Wow 47 comments. That’s more than Kassamoron gets in the paper all week. When he compared GOPies who backed the tax hike to Nazi sympathizers no Tribbie editor flinched cause no one read it.
Mr/Ms OW: you left TwoPiece and SingleMom off the cabal clown car
- Nick Name - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 4:13 pm:
So who is Kass then? Lord Walder Frey?
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 4:14 pm:
===you left TwoPiece and SingleMom off the cabal clown car===
Not enough seat belts.
Please, safety first.
- 47th Ward - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 4:24 pm:
Does Kass still write about the so-called “combine?” Does anyone else remember when he peddled the stuff about both parties being in on the political shake down?
Now it’s all Boss Madigan or Madiganistan in every illegible, nonsensical column day after day. What a chumbalone.
On the other hand, maybe he’s waiting to get the exclusive interview with Stu Levine to revive the ol’ Combine angle after Governor Rauner sells his tronc shares.
- walker - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 4:31 pm:
Looks more like Lady Tyrell — except he drinks the antidote before anyone shows up to poison him.
- ILGOV2018 - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 5:17 pm:
Like Donald Trump, John Kass seems to embrace self-parody.
if Michael Madigan is the Night King (he isn’t), then who is John Kass? One of the members Night’s Watch who didn’t make it past the early seasons because he was too busy focusing on the wrong enemy?
John Kass is a court jester. Does anybody really believe or even read his drivel anymore?
- Roman - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 5:59 pm:
At least Kass has moved on from dated Jimmy DeLeo references.
- Anonymous - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 7:15 pm:
I would cast Madigan as Petyr Baelish and Rauner as Cersei.
“‘Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players.’ He ate another seed. ‘Cersei, for one. She thinks herself sly, but in truth she is utterly predictable. Her strength rests on her beauty, birth, and riches. Only the first of those is truly her own, and it will soon desert her. I pity her then. She wants power, but has no notion what to do with it when she gets it.’” -Petyr Baelish, A Storm of Swords.
- Timmeh - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 7:16 pm:
Previous comment is mine.
- DuPage Bard - Monday, Aug 7, 17 @ 10:34 pm:
So who is Rauner’s True Hand?
- Confusion - Tuesday, Aug 8, 17 @ 12:35 am:
I am a life long democrat. Union supporter. Yet I think that Madigan is beyond destructive. This man needs to go. Not the only one who thinks this way.
- Winnin' - Tuesday, Aug 8, 17 @ 7:14 am:
Kass rhymes with…
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Aug 8, 17 @ 9:16 am:
HA HA More middle class tax increases.