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It’s Friday, so let’s lighten things up a little. Come up with a caption for this photo:
By the way, your comments about yesterday’s lightning strike were very popular at the Statehouse. Good job.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 7:50 am
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The Father of the next democratic governor of Illinois shakes hands with the man who was the last democratic governor 8 years ago.
or
Speaker Madigan and the governor were able to agree that Alberto Culver makes the best hair-care products
Comment by OneMan Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 7:59 am
The budget debate took a particular nasty turn yesterday when Blagojevich challenged Madigan to a thumb wrestling match to settle a construction bond dispute.
Comment by TDP Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 7:59 am
Glad to see you made it. Did you find the place ok? (lightning strikes)
Comment by Bob Choda Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:00 am
“south side, north side , one love ! “
Comment by illinois insider Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:00 am
(Madigan)Hey Rod you still realize that I’m the most powerful man in the state.
(Blago) Yes Daddy!!
Comment by southernilrepub Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:02 am
(Speaker): That’s my money!
Comment by Anon Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:03 am
So Rod, when are you planning your Presidential bid? I’m behind you 1000%,but need a heads up for my little girl.
Comment by Ill ind Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:04 am
Mike you promise with a shake you won’t tell anyone I was the guy dressed as the gay chicken in the gay parade.
Comment by DOWNSTATE Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:04 am
(Madigan) Wow, you DO have little weasle eyes!
Comment by sheehaneil Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:05 am
TDP nailed the quote in my opinion but I would like it to have been phrased thusly:
“1, 2, 3, 4 … Let’s have a thumb war!”
Comment by Gish Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:05 am
Howya doin’, little fella? Didn’t recognize you without your shoe lifts!
Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:09 am
“If you can think of a better way to exchange long protein strands, I’d like to hear it!”
-Hat tip to “The Simpsons”
Comment by Anon Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:12 am
Madigan: Welcome to my house. Make yourself comfortable…..but not too comfortable.
Comment by TDP Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:15 am
“Governor, your timing is excellent. I’m almost finished with the budget.”
Comment by Goodbye Napoleon Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:18 am
Mr. Speaker. Governor. (B)How’s it goin’. (M)Let’s get this ball rolling! We are going to get this done, but not as much as the both of us would like. (B)The Right-Wingers are not going to disrupt this budget process, jut because “they” complain, haggle, blame, and don’t like the idea that we are fixing this state that they let turn into a “brownstowne” when they were in charge. (M)Karl Rove is the “brain of Bush,” and Judy, evidently wants a piece of his “brain” too. (B)The people of Illinois are smarter than the conservatives think. Heck, this state has had “enough” complaining, and excuse making from the likes of “Tom Delay.” These people who are complaining are the very same people who voted for “George Bush!” How much credibility do they have? If it weren’t for Bush giving all “Federal Taxes” away to the rich, we wouldn’t be in this mess that we inherited. Mr. Speaker, as I stated a few weeks ago, “If those folks who you live in a glass house want to throw rocks, we had better take them seriously and tell them people the truth. We are “for kids”, “for seniors”, “for veterans”, “and for the hard working people of this state.” The other side can keep up their chanting of “cant’t, can’t, can’t,” but the last thing I heard about can’t, is that “Can’t said on a fence post and whistled Dixie all day long.”
Comment by TrueBlueandThankful Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:19 am
Madigan: You’re late again!
Blagojevich: You should try combing this hair sometime. Oh, by the way, everyone thinks you are going to f#@k me again this year. Could you do something about that?
Madigan: I’ll see what I can do.
(Sorry for the f-bomb Rich, but I thought one time was OK after yesterday’s Capitol Fax)
Comment by Jaded Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:23 am
“I was kidding, I’m totally f….ing with you.”
[edited by moderator]
Comment by HonestAbe Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:24 am
“Don Madigan, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your daughter’s wedding [pause] on the wedding day of your daughter’s wedding [pause]. And I hope that their first child is a masculine child.”
Comment by TDP Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:31 am
Mr. Speaker, I keep tellin’ those folks on the right they need to quit hatin’ on me. Hate the game, not the Playa’. Pimpin aint easy!
Comment by TrueBlueandThankful Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:35 am
It’s Rob, right?
Comment by Wumpus Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:37 am
Welcome back, we kept the back bench warm for you. Don’t mind the horse head.
Comment by anon Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:47 am
Governor Tristano er… Blagojevich
Comment by WTF! Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:55 am
Rod: What’s with the tissue box?
Madigan: When we don’t have a budget, it gets a little boring….
[The recreational use of the tissues is pure speculation….]
Comment by Lovie's Leather Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 8:55 am
Speaker welcomes Governor to town and apologizes for not sending him the memo telling him that state government had temporarily moved to Springfield.
Comment by Former MC Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:00 am
Madigan: Where is the button for my squirting lapel?
Blago: One good tug and I bet I could sommersault him out of there.
Comment by Chicagograssroots Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:03 am
Hey sailor, wanna F***?
Comment by Common Sense in Illinois Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:03 am
Greetings brother, greetings to you brother; but, who’s your daddy? I am a FOB (friend of Bill). Me too brother, but who’s yo’ daddy?
Comment by TrueBlueandThankful Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:04 am
Hey Mike, I knew you were powerful, but I didn’t think anyone could get Miller to drop the F-bomb! Think I should buy a blog ad?
Comment by lightning Rod Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:17 am
R: Sorry I’m late, but I had to take care of the constituents.
M: Yeah, it’s hard out there for a pimp.
Comment by Anon Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:18 am
Congratulations, our party has driven every good job out of Illinois except federal prosecutor.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:41 am
“Yes, Rod, you may have your snack and cartoons. No backtalking or I’ll take away your hair care products. Bad Rod, bad!”
Comment by Team Sleep Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:44 am
OR:
“Wipe that smirk off your face, Rod. No one can have that fake of a smile that often.”
Comment by Team Sleep Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:45 am
This is a tie. Grown Ups wear them. Alright, let go now.
Comment by Pat Hickey Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:51 am
It’s an ad for antibacterial gel.
Comment by Prodigal Twins Fan Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 10:04 am
The governor: “Congratulations on your new restaurant.”
Comment by Shelbyville Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 10:10 am
A thought bubble above Madigan’s head: “Just need to pull him a little bit closer so I can slap him upside the head with my free hand.”
Comment by Bluefish Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 10:13 am
Have we met?
Comment by ThePiper Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 10:33 am
My names Madigan, you must be a new guy I haven’t seen you around here before
Comment by Tired of the Rod, Vote Republican Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 11:04 am
Madigan: (with that thing he does with his forehead) I am trying to give you another term as governor. I hope you will see the wisdom of that plan.
Comment by Minion Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 11:36 am
“Michael, why are the drapes open?”
Comment by Colt 45 Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 11:37 am
How’d this high school kid get this close?
Comment by zatoichi Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 11:47 am
take your pick which one, “you had me at hello”
Comment by the Patriot Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 12:02 pm
All hail to the great King Madigan!!
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 12:07 pm
Madigan as he grabs his stomach, “that balanced budget bit in your last address was a hoot.”
Comment by the Patriot Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 12:12 pm
GRod: “Hey Mike can you believe those GOPs( as in DOPES) wasted 10K on robocalls into safe districts”
Madigan:” Like I keep telling you, they are best reason you’ll get reelected.”
Comment by Reddbyrd Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 12:18 pm
The Cubs still suck
Comment by ET Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 12:26 pm
Lemme pull ya a little closer. No closer. I got a present for ya under my coat. (Speaker whips out a mini Cubs bat and smacks GRod upside the head. That’s for hosing the party in just three years, and for making it tougher for Lisa since you tarnished the parties good name.)
Comment by Papa Legba Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 12:59 pm
“Apology accepted Governor, just don’t let it happen again. Now go back home. I’ll call you when I’m finished with the budget.”
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 1:27 pm
Be careful or I will F@$K you.
Comment by 4% Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 2:19 pm
“I hear the Federal Prisons serve a mean Salisbury Steak”.
Comment by Barnaby Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 2:40 pm
Hi, I’m Eric Stratton, damn glad to meet you.
Downstate: please, gay comments about our candidate? Are you serious?
Comment by B Hicks Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 2:47 pm
Madigan to Rod: You really do have weasel eyes..
Comment by scoot Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 3:07 pm
“Go ahead, Rod, pull my finger” (what, no one thought of that, yet?)
Comment by Walking Wounded Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 4:00 pm
The check is in the mail Mike
Comment by The Conservative Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 4:27 pm
“Speaker can you believe that Topinka Lady said I had weasel eyes…..Mike…..Is that a good thing, do you think the campaign needs to do a poll…I could get a quick face lift you know.”
“Shut up stupid and set down, you know I don’t allow you in Springfield very often…and thats why!!!!”
Comment by dumb o'l country boy Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 4:57 pm
“I wish I knew how to quit you!”
Comment by Gregor Samsa Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 5:00 pm
“I promise you Governor. My daughter Lisa will be in contact with your people.”
“Mike, I just hope she is easier on my people than what Pete has been.” “I think I need to put a line item for wire sweeps in the budget.”
Comment by Worried Farmer Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 10:08 pm
“Thanks for the hand up, Your Grace. It’s hard to lift this mop, plus the ton of bullsh-t on my back without a little help.”
Comment by Ex-Newfie Saturday, Apr 8, 06 @ 5:35 am
I can’t believe I missed fun w/ caption, by far my favorite, but here we go:
Madigan: I know it was you Fredo, i mean Rod…
Comment by Anon Saturday, Apr 8, 06 @ 8:27 am