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* “When I’m With You” by the London Souls popped up on the radio while I was driving to the Statehouse yesterday. As I listened and smiled and danced in my seat I thought about all of you and how I so thoroughly enjoy spending time with you every day. Today is my birthday and I’ve been thinking lately how amazingly blessed my life is right now. You’re a big part of that and I just wanted to thank you…

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 12:03 am

Comments

lemme be the first to wish you another year, O Captain, My Captain! feliz cumpleanos amigo

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 12:08 am
Happy birthday Rich!

Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 1:53 am
Buon Compleono e Cent’ Anni(Italian for Happy Birthday, May You Live 100 years!)

Comment by An Old Friend Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 2:31 am
Yep, you were probably thinking material would be harder to come by after Blago, but now you have Bruce Bwana.You are lucky. Happy birthday.You have been handed a gift which will keep on giving

Comment by truthteller Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 5:51 am
Happy Birthday Rich! Thanks for all you do, always enlightening.

Comment by Brown County Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 5:54 am
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back, and may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead.

Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:06 am
Happy Birthday from Atlanta, GA!

Comment by Nearly Normal Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:16 am
Happy birthday Rich

Comment by Rod Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:17 am
Happy Birthday Big Boy. Tonight a Maker’s Mark will be hoisted in your honor.

Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:21 am
Happy birthday Rich. We are blessed to have you cutting through the BS and giving us a place vent.

Comment by Taxman Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:25 am
Happy Birthday Yungsta!

Comment by Das Kapital Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:44 am
Happy birthday, Rich. Thank you for bringing us all together on these pages.

Comment by Cheswick Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:44 am
It only takes a quick look at other like blogs/comments to realize how good yours is….

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:49 am
Happy Birthday Rich, thanks for giving Illinois the very best!

Comment by CapFax Reader Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:54 am
Happy Birthday, Rich! May you have many more happy birthdays!

Great song. At first I thought it was a British Invasion band, but it’s an American band that formed recently.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 6:55 am
Another day, another blessing. Happy birthday to you, Rich!

Comment by Corporate Thug Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:02 am
Happy birthday may you be blessed with good health and many more years

Comment by jazzy Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:12 am
Capt. FAX
Hope you have a great day.
Guessin’ the Callahan Saluki Baseball Bash will add a happy birthday to U to the agenda at DH Browns tonite. The last time you had a bday and charity event occur on the same day LSSI cleaned up

Comment by steve brown Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:17 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Thanks for all you do showing us the good, bad, and ugly. More importantly making us think about what’s going on and forcing us not to be mindless sheep…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY…

Comment by Silent majority Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:21 am
happy birthday! you are an Aries, so of course you have the fire. and we all appreciate how you take it to anyone, everyone, any issue, any time. thanks for being you.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:31 am
Happy Birthday and thank you for all the work you do getting information and insight out to all of us!

Comment by late to the party Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:32 am
Lovers gotta love. Happy Birthday.

Comment by A guy Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:38 am
Happy Birthday, Rich.

You’re a good man. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing yourself, and your wonderful gift of understanding Illinois politics, and creating a heck of a place for all of us to have our hats.

All the best, you deserve that and more… and many more birthdays!

OW

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:39 am
Happy birthday and thank you for this gift of political intelligence.

Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:39 am
Happy birthday Rich. Looking forward to spending another year with you and the rest of the gang here. Thanks for having me. At the appropriate time later today, I’ll raise a glass in your honor. Slainte!

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:45 am
Now that I am older and more mature, I look at you and everything you’ve accomplished and how successful you are, and your lifestyle and all your powerful friends and acquaintances and I ask myself - “how can we tax the bejesus out of him?”

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:51 am
Today I will be sending over a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses to straighten you out about what this day really means. Six of them. Dressed in black suits and white shirts. Spending the entire day with you, saving your soul. Its the least I can do.

(But just between you and me - Happy Birthday!)

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 7:58 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rich and many, many more.

Thanks for helping us out of touch know what’s happening in Illinois politics.

Comment by I B Strapped Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:00 am
Woot. HBD dude.

Comment by quicknote Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:13 am
Happy birthday, Rich! Hope you have a great year. Thanks for everything you do here at Capitol Fax. We are all fortunate to have this resource available — the result of your hard work.

Comment by Downstate Steve Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:13 am
Happy Birthday Young Man

May you live 100 years. Plus one year to repent.

Comment by very old soil Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:13 am
Happy Birthday! Love your site!

Comment by sparky791 Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:14 am
Happy Birthday Rich, and thank you for keeping us all so well informed! I’ve lived in a few different states, and nowhere has there been something comparable to this website for in depth statewide political coverage.

Comment by AC Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:14 am
Happy Birthday, Rich, and many thanks for gifting us with the only must-read on Illinois politics. Wait! You gift US on YOUR birthday? That’s just wrong, man!

Comment by Scholar Athlete Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:17 am
Have a great birthday! Thanks for the great site!

Comment by Littleone Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:19 am
Happy Birthday - Thanks for an intelligent, witty and courteous website.

Comment by West Side the Best Side Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:21 am
Happy birthday man!

Comment by Dan Johnson Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:23 am
Happy Birthday!

Comment by Jak Tichenor Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:23 am
Happy Birthday, Hope to see you at the SIU baseball event tonite at D H Browns.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:26 am
Happy Birthday Rich. As an avid state government political watcher, I appreciate your column and blog

Comment by Carreer Burearcrat Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:26 am
Hey, Happy Birthday! And thanks for the lovely musical wakeup call.

My saying this is probably redundant, but right now, this state NEEDS this blog. There’s no other news source here that pulls things together as effectively in real time.

Comment by Angry Chicagoan Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:33 am
Happy birthday, Rich. Love the work you do and the insightful community that you foment on this blog.

Comment by Mittuns Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:35 am
Happy Brithday Rich! Thank you for all the hard work you do to bring the inside scoop on the inner workings of our (usually disfunctional) state government to the masses. I truly believe that if more people had read Cap Fax last summer/fall we would’t be subjected to daily attacks blaming the unions for all of the state’s ills by our new governor. Anyway… may you have many, many more happy and healthy years!

Comment by Roadiepig Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:36 am
Happy Birthday Rich. Keep up the good work.

Comment by Rick Bryant Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:39 am
Happy Birthday Rich. Thanks for the intro to the London Souls. Def good stuff. Felt a little like Big Star.

Comment by Nick Danger Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:42 am
Happy birthday, Mr. Miller!

Thanks for hosting one of the last, best intelligent conversations on the internet.

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:42 am
In honor of your birthday, one incarcerated Illinois politician will be released!

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:44 am
What MrJM said, thanks!

Many happy returns of the day!!

Comment by Agricola Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:44 am
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest citizens of the State of Illinois. Thank YOU for all you do.

Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:44 am
Happy Birthday to our essential antidote to dullness and lunacy

Comment by alas Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:46 am
Best wishes, stay out of jail!

Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:46 am
Happy Birthday and thanks for all you do to keep us informed.

Comment by RetiredStateEmployee Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:47 am
VM…nicely played!

Comment by Stones Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:50 am
Happiest of birthdays to you! May you enjoy many, many more and continue educating the masses!

Comment by Former Merit Comp Slave Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 8:54 am
Happy birthday, Rich.

Please promise us that no matter how much Rauner and his backers offer you for the Capitol Fax, that you will not sell.

Thank you!

Comment by Groundhog Day Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:00 am
Happy birthday…you run an intelligent, well informed blog which treats government and politicians and workers with sckepticism and respect. You inform the public discourse with wisdom. Each year you and the blog get better. Here is to many more years for the blog and you!

Comment by Publius Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:09 am
Have the kind of birthday that you only have energy for once a year. Party hard! Happy Birthday!

Comment by Fan of Cap Fax Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:09 am
Happy Birthday, Rich. Cannot add to the brilliant and witty salutations of others.

Comment by Bogey Golfer Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:20 am
HBD. Boat party.

Comment by Joe Schmoe Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:24 am
===Please promise us that no matter how much Rauner and his backers offer you for the Capitol Fax, that you will not sell.===

My number is so high I doubt they’d do it. lol

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:25 am
A very happy birthday to you, Rich!

Comment by PolPal56 Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:29 am
Happy Birthday to our first son who has made us very, very proud. We wish you happiness, health and continued hijinks from our new governor! Love always, Mom

Comment by Rich's Mom Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:39 am
Happy Birthday Rich. You are quite simply the best at what you do. Cheers!!!

Comment by Sangamo Sam Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:42 am
Have a fabulous birthday, Rich!

@Rich’s Mom - you raised a great son. You should be proud of yourself, too!

Comment by JoanP Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 9:55 am
My comment vanished - weird.

Well, you’re a jolly good fellow, that nobody can deny!

Happy Birthday!

Comment by jerry 101 Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 10:25 am
Happy Birthday! Wishing you many, many more! Has the Gov sent you a card yet?

Comment by Tornadoman Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 10:29 am
Happy Birthday, and keep on truckin’

Comment by Concerned Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 10:36 am
Happy Birthday, Rich!

Your work is more than just top-notch, it’s invaluable to nearly everyone engaged in Illinois politics. Please don’t gift yourself early retirement.

Cheers!

Comment by Checkers Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 11:14 am
Congrats Rich. You’ve made your ongoing years worthwhile for a whole lot of people. Many more good years to come.

(Thanks for deleting my stupidest comments, too.)

Comment by walker Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 11:42 am
Happy birthday to both us and keep the music coming. I look forward to see what new tunes you come up with. Always good stuff.

Comment by Ginhouse Tommy Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 12:51 pm
You’ve come a long way from the first time I met you, a baby reporter hanging out in Rep. Zeke Giorgi’s office. Continued good wishes for many more happy birthdays! May the Fax be with you.

Comment by Democrat Grrrl Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 2:22 pm
I send you one good wish for every dollar in Bruce Rauner’s re-election campaign account (including self-funding, of course.)

Comment by Soccermom Thursday, Mar 26, 15 @ 3:24 pm