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Close, but no cigar
Monday, Jun 25, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller * Gov. Rauner and JB Pritzker both attended Equality Illinois’ Pride Parade reception on Sunday. A pal of mine was there and snapped these pics. If you look closely, you’ll see the governor is in the back of the room and Pritzker is near the camera…  * Rauner starts working the room in the direction of the camera…  * They get close… 
* And then, according to my buddy, they walk right by each other without so much as a howdy-do…  That was a missed opportunity by both men.
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- wordslinger - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:47 pm:
Oh, I bet those two crazy kids get together eventually.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:50 pm:
I guess the only time a Rauner will talk to a Pritzker is when The Ounce needs $5 million…
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:51 pm:
===That was a missed opportunity by both men.===
If both men feel that being inclusive and being open to others matter… a handshake would’ve made a larger statement then the small pettiness of both men doing nothing at that moment.
Disappointing on both.
- Henry Francis - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:57 pm:
Is the Guv talking to anyone in any of the pictures? Granted, it’s just 6 snapshots but I don’t see anyone engaging with him.
- Northside Naysayer - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:58 pm:
==I guess the only time a Rauner will talk to a Pritzker is when The Ounce needs $5 million…==
Oswego Willy from the ropes!
- don the legend - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:58 pm:
I looked long and hard at the photos but did not see Rep. Ives anywhere.
- Montrose - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 12:59 pm:
They really should have just done a quick thumb war to settle this whole thing then and there.
- Anonymous - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:05 pm:
I class times 2
- Anonymous - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:07 pm:
Sorry. “no class x 2”
- VanillaMan - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:12 pm:
One’s a governor, and one’s one of America’s richest - but neither of them have as much class or coutesy as a beggar at a corner McDonalds.
I’m voting for neither.
- LINK - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:17 pm:
Sort of reminds me of the Titanic passing the iceberg…
- Anonymous - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:22 pm:
They must of sort of got along back in 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MCytLRuGG0 - “Rauner, Pritzker See Opportunities for Venture Capital”
- BlueDogDem - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:28 pm:
Funny. I thought the guy in the polka dot cap was Sam McCann
- Duopoly - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:34 pm:
=That was a missed opportunity by both men.=
Thier pride got the best of them.
- Skeptic - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:35 pm:
“…and JB came up to me like he does every day and says, ‘Hang in there, Governor.’”
- 47th Ward - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:42 pm:
===That was a missed opportunity by both men.===
Agreed. Disappointed.
- Anonymous - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 2:02 pm:
- VanillaMan - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 1:12 pm:
One’s a governor, and one’s one of America’s richest - but neither of them have as much class or coutesy as a beggar at a corner McDonalds.
I’m voting for neither.
Who cares?
- Flat Bed Ford - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 2:15 pm:
One is 6′7″ and the other is 5′-2″. Easy to understand how they didn’t see each other
- Chris P. Bacon - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 2:52 pm:
Why didn’t Rauner walk in the parade? He did the Aurora one last weekend. So 2-faced.
- jim - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:11 pm:
a missed opportunity to do what - shake hands and pretend they like each other?
- 44th - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:11 pm:
weird, sort of pathetic of both of them.
- OneMan - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:27 pm:
Why didn’t Prizker walk in the Aurora parade? He did the Chicago one last weekend. So 2-faced.
- NeverPoliticallyCorrect - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:37 pm:
Clearly, neither one is much of a retail politician. Which would be fine if either knew how to lead. Rauner has demonstrated he doesn’t and Pritzker hasn’t demonstrated he can. OMG, what an election this will be.
- A guy - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:47 pm:
Takes a couple of these parades before you fully embrace the full man hug. Next year, I bet they run to each other.
/s
- Arsenal - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:00 pm:
Goodness. Lotta pearl clutching over two guys not shaking hands while in the same crowded room.
- 47th Ward - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:40 pm:
How disappointed was everyone that Rauner didn’t wear his leather vest?
- NorthsideNoMore - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:08 pm:
Sadly this is the best the Once Great State has to offer.
- Mike Cabonargi - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:09 pm:
The polka dot hat featured in the photo was worn stylishly by St. Rep. Kelly Cassidy.
- blue dog dem - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:32 pm:
Mike.thanks. my mistake.
- LizPhairTax - Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 7:19 pm:
Missed Connections the day after that parade is a cluster
- Kelly Cassidy - Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 9:50 am:
That hat gets me in more trouble…
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 11:43 am:
I’m with Jim on this one - what do we gain from them pretending not to hate each other? If you’re Pritzker, why shake hands with someone who told the press you’re a bad person? And if you’re Rauner, why give him the legitimacy of a handshake?
I get the civility thing, and it’s important, but not here.