Our trip to United Kingdom to promote Illinois and our status as a climate leader and the place to invest in electric vehicles has been amazing. There’s only one more thing to say, “London here’s to you” 🥃 pic.twitter.com/oFh7GFESX5
— Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (@RepChrisWelch) November 7, 2021
Ok, the “beer with the guys” photo is done. Can we bring back to scotch now.
- Osborne Smith III - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:58 am:
SMH at the people making mask remarks. Y’all do realize that these are three fully vaccinated individuals who are in the act of eating or drinking, right? The last I checked, it’s rather difficult to eat or drink through a mask.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:03 am:
“… and no one is the wiser”
“A toast”
“Yes, a toast, ‘three way split of a once in a lifetime heist’…”
Narrator: The Lufthansa heist shoulda made all three of them…
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:04 am:
“Hey… to Robin Kelly and Durbin… good luck”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:06 am:
“To Darren Bailey… keep on keeping on…”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:13 am:
“To Kingsman”
- Give Me A Break - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:19 am:
JB to Harmon and Welch, Don’t worry guys I told them to start a tab under your names. Told them your names are Durkin and McConchie.
- Anyone Remember - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:19 am:
“All 3 agreed that in the fight against global warming, room temperature beer was ‘A Bridge Too Far’ … .”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:33 am:
“Here’s to maps… maps that direct us to find beer and whisky”
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:34 am:
What happens out of the US, stays there.
What, you posted a picture??
Quick, put on your masks.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:38 am:
“To keeping Illinois from becoming Mississippi”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:39 am:
“Here’s to making Darren Bailey the most well known pol in Illinois”
- Amalia - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:40 am:
London calling
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:49 am:
“To McConchie and Durkin… the best Wile E. Coyotes in state government”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:51 am:
“To Madigan… May his shadow be long and lasting as we keep doing things unfettered”
- Red Ranger - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 10:51 am:
“We don’t need to do the virtue signaling in this photo, right? We’ll keep this picture just between us.”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:00 am:
“To the Arlington Heights Bears… and blaming Lightfoot for it”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:00 am:
“Ah, England. Here’s to warm beer and bad teeth.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:03 am:
J.B.: “You suppose they’ve got deep dish pizza here?”
Welch: “They probably put some pepperoni on top a shepherd’s pie.”
Harmon: “Ha ha ha ha ha.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:11 am:
J.B.: “Hey, Chris. Nice vest. I like vests.”
Welch: “I scotchguarded it so the fish and chips stains come right out.”
Harmon: “I’ve got an old vest Rauner gave me, but when I put it in the dryer, all the pins sound like a machine gun.”
- Rudy’s teeth - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:17 am:
The win for best hair goes to JB.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:19 am:
J.B.: “Here’s to Pat Quinn’s petition to make soybeans the state vegetable.”
Welch: “Only 11 million signatures short.”
Harmon: “Sign me up for that.”
- Delta Variant - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:23 am:
“Masks for thee but not for me”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:34 am:
“To IPI, if they were any good at governing we wouldn’t have the successes we have”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:40 am:
“Here’s to an agenda that actually might turnaround Illinois”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:46 am:
“To John Kass… and hope he’s enjoying living in Chicago”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:47 am:
“To Amy Jacobson… and being too far away to hear her”
- Spacey - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:50 am:
“What gas prices?”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:50 am:
“To secret map rooms everyone knows about anyway…”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:51 am:
“To the Chicago Sky… WNBA Champs”
- Siriously - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:55 am:
Ok, the “beer with the guys” photo is done. Can we bring back to scotch now.
- Osborne Smith III - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 11:58 am:
SMH at the people making mask remarks. Y’all do realize that these are three fully vaccinated individuals who are in the act of eating or drinking, right? The last I checked, it’s rather difficult to eat or drink through a mask.
- Blue Dog - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 12:05 pm:
Dont forget all that southern illinois coal.
- 47th Ward - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 12:26 pm:
It’s bad luck to toast with water in your glass.
- Pizza Man - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 12:32 pm:
JB: “Hey guys, let’s celebrate we didn’t have to bring along MJM.”
“But wait…we are here on official business…”
(Junkets are a waste of money without solidified agreements/pacts signed abroad with host organizations or organizations).
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 12:36 pm:
“Here’s to drinking local …”
- 47th Ward - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 12:39 pm:
To Aaron Rogers…get well soon? Hahahahaha.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 12:50 pm:
===“Masks for thee but not for me”===
You cannot possibly be that stupid. Seriously.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 1:04 pm:
“To… the three best friends… that anyone could have”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 1:35 pm:
“This meal is made possible by doing the smart investment of always betting against the Bears every week.”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 1:40 pm:
“We’re bigger than US Steel”
- Dotnonymous - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 1:55 pm:
Harmon and Welch winked at one another knowing after one sip… JB would be bald by morning.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 2:39 pm:
“To Durkin and McConchie… those poor souls”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 2:41 pm:
“To Bill Brady… he deserved a better ending”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 2:46 pm:
“Let’s drink up, I hear Durkin and McConchie are in Paris… Illinois”
(They all enjoy the laugh and finish their drinks)
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 2:48 pm:
“… and that’s how three Illinois pols founded Genco Scotch Whisky…”
- lake county democrat - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 2:53 pm:
They said we couldn’t predetermine elections as well as the Texas GOP. We proved them wrong.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 3:14 pm:
Welch: “J.B., after drinking all this beer, I’m glad this pub owner didn’t try to reduce his taxes. If you know what I mean.”
J.B.: “Boy, some people never forget.”
- Club J - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 4:10 pm:
JB: Here’s to Tom DeVore You made so much on the pending lawsuit you are starting another one for free. Hope to see you in Cook County.
- PublicServant - Monday, Nov 8, 21 @ 4:58 pm:
Illinois political leaders celebrate finally ditching Rich Miller.