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Question of the day
Tuesday, Aug 15, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller * On the left, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar’s new running mate. On the right, incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Bost…  More here. * The Question: Caption?
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- Anonymous - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:49 pm:
Oops.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:51 pm:
Vetting ain’t what it use to be
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:52 pm:
“Meh, it won’t matter” - Fake Kirk Dillard.
- Slender Stu from Cass Co. - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:53 pm:
Meaningless.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:54 pm:
“Mike Bost, let my Lt. Governor go”
- Montrose - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:55 pm:
And he was *this close* to winning, too.
- RIP Bernie Epton - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:55 pm:
“TRIGGER WARNING for all 47th Ward Progressives!”
- Gruntled University Employee - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:56 pm:
Hopefully Mr. Coleman is at least as staunch a Democrat as Diana Rauner. /s
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:58 pm:
“You could say, my endorsing of Bost, Bost thinks it’s worth me endorsing him, so we are really endorsing each other and…”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 12:59 pm:
“Oh, you wanted me to vett Tyrone Coleman. Well, yeah, I didn’t do that… “
- Montrose - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:00 pm:
“He endorsed Bost? I thought he endorsed The Boss. Springfield is awesome.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:00 pm:
“Well, maybe we can say of all the Dem Lt. Govs running, Bost supports him… or something… “
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:01 pm:
“Take that, Scott Lee Cohen”
- Montrose - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:02 pm:
Coleman - “If this doesn’t get me on the ticket of the gubernatorial candidate that wants to be the next FDR, nothing will.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:03 pm:
“I can get Shimkus too if we need him… “
- SOIL M - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:04 pm:
The lengths we will go to for a vote
- OneMan - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:04 pm:
When Sheila Simon will not return your calls.
- Publius - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm:
Cairo is on the verge of recover and the mayor was trying to convince the congressman to help get funding for a barge port to bring jobs to Cairo.
How can a town with two major river ways, two major rail lines and a major interstate highway not be a major transportation hub for goods
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm:
“Bost is fine, but can you get Jason Plummer… “
- SOIL M - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm:
Repeat after me–”Dick who?”
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:05 pm:
“I feel like somebody trying to be released from Little Egypt. Let my fingers go.”
- RNUG - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:17 pm:
I’ll work with anyone who can get the city money for revitalization. This is an example of how I’ll be able to work across the aisle when I’m LG.
- Earnest - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:30 pm:
Pawar is so confident of winning the primary that he chose a running mate to help him draw Republican votes away from his opponent in the general election.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 1:32 pm:
“How can a town with two major river ways, two major rail lines and a major interstate highway not be a major transportation hub for goods?”
Good question. Gotta be a reason though - probably several.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:20 pm:
Mayor: “Now this means you’re gonna endorse me back when I run for Lt. Governor, right Mike?”
Rep. Bost: “Good one, Tyrone…”
- BIG R. Ph - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:29 pm:
I was for him before I was against him.
Flippy, Floppy, Floopy
- Reality Check - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:33 pm:
Tyrone Coleman got 567 votes when he was elected mayor of Cairo in 2011.
Pretty sure I received more votes when I was elected student council president.
- SOIL M - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 2:51 pm:
I am telling you Mike, if Bruce can make people believe he is not a Progressive, then so can I
- walker - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 3:37 pm:
Bost endorsed for animal control officer.
- A guy - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 4:35 pm:
Things are done a little different down here in Cairo.
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 4:41 pm:
If there’s one thing Cairo needs, it’s Federaf help. A pragmatic endorsement. Goofy, but pragmatic.
- Amalia - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 5:41 pm:
Southern Illinois Confusion Ahead of Eclipse
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Aug 15, 17 @ 9:13 pm:
What’s wrong with my campaign team? I said we needed to find a way to use coal, man.