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* Eric Zorn is unimpressed with the IL GOP’s “Fire Madigan” slogan…

So, more realistically, the slogan should be “Demote Michael Madigan” — an exhortation to voters throughout Illinois to elect six more Republican representatives than they did in 2010, thus shifting the balance of power to the GOP and handing the speaker’s gavel to House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego.

But even that slogan carries more than a whiff of futility. Since the election of 2010, Democrats redrew the Illinois legislative map to all but guarantee that Madigan, 70, will be speaker as long he likes.

So how about, “Save Illinois: Impose Term Limits on Legislative Leadership Positions and Thereby Deny Michael Madigan a Lifetime Job as Unelected, Defacto Leader of Illinois“?

It wouldn’t fit well on a dog T-shirt, I realize. But it’s an idea I’m guessing the public would like.

Um, OK. Obviously, Eric didn’t go to advertising school.

* The Question: What should be the Illinois Republican Party’s official slogan?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:02 pm

Comments

1. Shoot, Pollute, & Swindle. (after the national GOP)

   Comment by Crime Fighter Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:06 pm

2. Considering the McHenry County Republican Central Committee refused to allow Tea Party activist Tonya Franklin to try to get 500 good signatures to challenge Jack Franks, how about

   “We give up.”

   Comment by Cal Skinner Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:09 pm

3. How about, “where’s that black guy.”

   Comment by Jimmy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:09 pm

4. Illinois Republicans. Hey, at least we win more often than the Cubs (not much..but just a little bit)

   Comment by McLean Farmboy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:10 pm

5. Go from bad to worse. Elect us!

   Comment by Truthteller Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:11 pm

6. We Suck Less?

   Comment by Slick Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:11 pm

7. “Hey, look, over here…behind the Tea Bag…”

   Comment by D.P. Gumby Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:13 pm

8. We’re not dead. It’s just a flesh wound.

   Comment by cermak_rd Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:22 pm

9. Come on, it’s been almost a decade since one of our governors went to prison.

   Comment by too obvious Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:22 pm

10. “We’re Combine-Lite”

    Comment by lake county democrat Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:26 pm

11. The Grand Old Party (and we’re talking about our supporters)

    Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:31 pm

12. Lincoln was our first president, there will be no more.

    Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:31 pm

13. “Meh”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:34 pm

14. - We stopped trying.
    - Mike Madigan is a big meanie.
    - Fore!

    Comment by Anonymour Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:36 pm

15. Back to the Future

    Comment by TwoFeetThick Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:37 pm

16. Remember us?

    Comment by Tommydanger Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:39 pm

17. Madigan
    Made
    Us
    Do
    It

    Comment by TwoFeetThick Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:39 pm

18. We don’t need no stinkin’ badges

    Comment by Tommydanger Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:41 pm

19. The Illinois Republican Party: Keeping Democrats in Power for Over 10 Years

    Comment by TwoFeetThick Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:43 pm

20. Who?

    Comment by Way Northsider Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:46 pm

21. No.

    Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:50 pm

22. Looney Toons

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:50 pm

23. The Buck Stops Elsewhere

    Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:51 pm

24. Golf
    Tom
    Golf

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:51 pm

25. Soynuts not peanuts to feed our animals.

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:52 pm

26. Could Be Worse

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:53 pm

27. I think it’s great it’s 2 for 1 and long overdue. mark kirk is probably the only Republican candidate zorn has voted for over the last decade so he doesn’t really reflect your standard Illinois voter that the party is trying to win over with this.

    Comment by Shore Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 1:58 pm

28. Illinois’ Most Misunderstood Party.

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:00 pm

29. Lost

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:00 pm

30. Who Cares What We Think?

    Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:04 pm

31. Illinois Republicans: If you ignore George Ryan, Lee Daniels, MSI and some smaller stuff, Illinois Democrats are more corrupt.

    Comment by TwoFeetThick Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:09 pm

32. Madigan’s Folly

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:10 pm

33. Checkers Not Chess

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:11 pm

34. For Guns, Against All Other Personal Freedoms

    Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:12 pm

35. Even the blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.

    Comment by LincolnLounger Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:12 pm

36. “Oops”

    “Sorry…”

    “No, We’re Serious”

    “Painting Illinois Blue …No wait …”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:16 pm

37. “Like You Can Do Better”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:18 pm

38. At least we’re not THEM.

    (You know, those people.)

    Comment by walkinfool Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:19 pm

39. You can’t have a Combine without something with which to combine.

    Comment by Anonymour Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:20 pm

40. -

    Comment by Anonymour Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:20 pm

41. We used to matter.
    (That last posting of just a dash was an accident, but now that I look at it, it’s not bad.)

    Comment by Anonymour Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:21 pm

42. “We’re slightly less than half the problem.”

    Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:26 pm

43. Illinois Republicans: We created the state income tax and raised it 3 out of 4 times, but we’re against taxes. No, really.

    Comment by TwoFeetThick Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:27 pm

44. Fight Monopolies, Expose Corruption, Improve Environment, Expand Freedom. And yes I am from another time.

    Comment by Last Bull Moose Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:34 pm

45. “Send in the Clowns, Don’t Bother …”

    “We Matter …Maybe”

    “Passive-Passive”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:41 pm

46. Republican’t . . . and won’t.

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:41 pm

47. “We’re not Part of the Problem - We’re not Part of Anyting”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:43 pm

48. We’re Not Responsible

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 2:51 pm

49. “We’re REAL close”

    “We Are Trying, Honest”

    “When You Mock, We Hurt”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:07 pm

50. Think Before You Vote. But not too much.

    Comment by SO IL M Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:08 pm

51. Ryan wasnt our fault

    Comment by SO IL M Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:09 pm

52. We tried…really.

    Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:09 pm

53. Just showing up is half the job.

    Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:10 pm

54. Fire . aim ready

    Comment by circular firing squad Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:11 pm

55. Illinois Republicans–We promise not to be In Name Only anymore.

    Comment by SO IL M Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:23 pm

56. Counties are people, too

    Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:41 pm

57. Guns: For Em.
    Gays: Not For Em.
    God: For Him, just not that Allah one.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:46 pm

58. Elect Republicans—-
    because we have had fewer Governors convicted than they have

    Comment by SO IL M Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:57 pm

59. What should be the Illinois Republican Party’s official slogan?

    Put us in charge again and we’ll fix everything this time.

    – MrJM

    Comment by MrJM Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 3:59 pm

60. Illinois Republicans: elect us and we’ll ruin Illinois in different ways.

    Comment by siriusly Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:01 pm

61. Term limits for legislative leaders, except for ours

    Comment by reformer Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:08 pm

62. Never say ever- what?
    We can do it- I think
    Vote for me- I’m not you
    When at first you don’t succeed- try us
    We are just like you- only different
    We weren’t purchased from France
    In 1818 we rocked
    Got wealth?
    Sorry but we earned it

    Comment by Mary Todd Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:10 pm

63. “The ‘R’ Stands for READY”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:16 pm

64. You Really Think We Can Do Worse?

    Comment by OurMagician Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:19 pm

65. Elect us - We’ll come up with a plan later

    Comment by Bluefish Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:20 pm

66. “Kid Tested, Mother Approved”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:38 pm

67. “We’re Taking Off the Training Wheels”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:40 pm

68. Don’t know about the IGOP, but my new slogan is

    Pepsi, no Koch!

    I’m stealing that from Billygoat’s

    Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:49 pm

69. When you have a leak, you need a Plummer!

    Comment by OurMagician Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 4:52 pm

70. You People!

    Where’s the Outrage?!?

    Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of Something

    Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 5:38 pm

71. “We Try Harder!”

    Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 6:01 pm

72. Smaller government; Lower taxes; Traditional values; Freedom

    Comment by Anon Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 6:08 pm

73. Smaller government; Lower taxes; Traditional values; Freedom

    Unless smaller government means less state workers in our district that is.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 6:53 pm

74. The Brady Bunch
    The Brady Bunch
    Thats the way we became the Brady Bunch!

    Ok I know someone out there can come up with the whole song to go with that.

    Comment by SO IL M Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 7:29 pm

75. IL GOP: Wait Till We Get Our Republican On You!

    Comment by Sideliner Wednesday, Aug 29, 12 @ 11:38 pm

76. Build it and they will come.

    Comment by Melvin Gibson Thursday, Aug 30, 12 @ 6:36 am

77. Whatever it is, the answer is no.

    Comment by Way Way Down Here Thursday, Aug 30, 12 @ 7:22 am

78. Democrats “Fix” Government…We REPAIR IT!

    Comment by Palos Park Bob Thursday, Aug 30, 12 @ 7:41 am

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