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* Your summer plans?

Snark is heavily encouraged.

posted by Rich Miller
Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 1:54 pm

Comments

Reading the Cap Fax blog on my phone. While fishing.

Comment by siriusly Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 1:58 pm
Cooking for 50 men, making cannoli too

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:01 pm
Basement. Doritos. Wifi. Cap fax.

Comment by Bored Chairman Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:01 pm
I’m going to be traveling (already started a bit), and I expect to spend a lot of the summer playing with cars. During any downtime, read some more mystery and history books.

If I’m in town, occasionally lift a few beverages with some friends locked out by the State if it comes to that.

Comment by RNUG Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:02 pm
I’ll be going to Lego Land to see if I can build some alternate universe of working government.

Comment by Team Sleep Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:02 pm
Watching national Fox News play up the impasse by depicting a heroic Republican taking on the mean Obama Democrats.

Comment by nona Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:03 pm
Going to Legislator golf outings with fearing to be seen…

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:03 pm
I want everyone to enjoy the cake……so…enjoy!

Comment by Hyman Roth Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:04 pm
Plotting all the distances from which I can drive back in 48 hours. I hear the Northwest Territories are beautiful this time of year.

Comment by Commander Norton Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:04 pm
I guess my internship for the Legislature will actually be busier than first thought

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:06 pm
Copying the emails from “ck” and then drive to all the towns she listed in them and have the elected officials of those towns sign them

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:08 pm
I will be watching the regular posters here get all crazed because the governor is actually trying to do what he said he’d do. This is a novel concept in these parts! Watching the beneficiaries of the status quo squirm when threatened is fun.

Comment by chicon Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:09 pm
Going to work every weekday only to find out I am still locked out.

Comment by Kippax Blue Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:11 pm
Working a temp job for the State of Illinois.

(actually, there is some truth in that.)

Comment by Just Me Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:13 pm
Reformin’ Legislatin’ Broadcastin’

Comment by siriusly Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:13 pm
Working for the state and trying not to get deleted on capfax.

Comment by Huh? Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:16 pm
Save money. Maybe do a lot of walking (yeah, I’m a state employee).

Comment by Anonymous Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:18 pm
Doubling-down on failed political systems.

Comment by Linus Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:18 pm
Livin for the weekends. ….wait with the way things are going everyday could be the weekend….gotta stock up while I got some change jigglin in my pocket.

Comment by jazzy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:20 pm
Write a treatment about a wealthy man running and winning the Governirship of a big state and how his staff is continually putting out or lighting fires.

It’s a comedy.

Watch it get turned down dozens of times as unrealistic…

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:20 pm
-ow-

Maybe I’ll pass you on the road. I’m going to be in the Chicago burb’s in a couple of weeks.

Comment by RNUG Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:20 pm
Eating popcorn and sitting on the couch watching the Godfather Trilogy - I mean, the State of Illinois Trilogy… with “Turnaround” commercials.

Comment by Popcorn Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:20 pm
== It’s a comedy. ==

Wrong audience. Sell it as a reality show …

Comment by RNUG Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:21 pm
Send mock emails as Trover or Brown to each other.

Might be fun..,

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:21 pm
===* Your summer plans?====
Anyone with “plans” is delusional

Comment by Been There Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:22 pm
Pull a chair up to the TV and breathlessly await the stunning ads from the governor. Because I just didn’t enough of them before the election. Not!

Comment by Minnow Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:23 pm
Enjoying the memory of my father who died on April 24. He was a
WWII vet and a 34 years CPD Officer. Miss him every day. Calm Winds and Following Seas Dad.

Comment by William Jennings Bryan Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:23 pm
Free motorcycle lessons.

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:24 pm
- RNUG -,

I’ll wave, please wave back!

Selling as a reality show, I don’t think Lance or Z will let Rauner sign the waivers..,

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:25 pm
Thinking about applyin for a dog walkin job maybe rauner would hire me. I may need some cash come July 1

Comment by jazzy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:25 pm
I’m renting a house on lake springfield and getting a pontoon boat

Comment by Todd Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:26 pm
Shooting with my apparently new neighbor Todd.

Comment by Rich Miller Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:29 pm
Cubs/Cards with OW.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:31 pm
Starting up “Victim Anonymous.” Membership limited to those living in the Springfield cocoon.

Free membership to those Democrats leading veto proof majorities who are claiming to be held hostage by a single man who had the audacity to challenge them. Double free membership to those claiming to be hostages!

Comment by Louis G Atsaves Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:31 pm
- AA -, yep!

Golf with Dave McKinney…

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:34 pm
Cubs Baseball!!

Comment by Wensicia Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:36 pm
Go visit an owl sanctuary with Rep. Sandack

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:37 pm
Obsessively refreshing Cap Fax

Comment by Bill White Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:39 pm
I plan to help Bruce pass his ballot initiative that takes away voting rights from any one that makes less than $100,000 a year. Poor people deserve no rights whatsoever.

Comment by Rauner's Right Hand Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:44 pm
My plans?!? I’ve already got my popcorn. Waiting for the stuff to hit the fan.

And, As I have in previous overtime sessions, I plan to wear the same suit everyday overtime session day in protest.

By July, that thing should be RIPE.

Comment by Corporate Thug Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:45 pm
Visit a firehouse…

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:47 pm
Feel grateful that I no longer work for the legislature.

Comment by ??? Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 2:55 pm
making sure social services is never a political football ever again……ever…..

Comment by Waffle Fries Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:04 pm
Thinking of starting a collection of little dolls and pins….

Other than that, lots of prayer that I can still afford my house and child after July 1

Comment by HangingOn Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:05 pm
Popcorn and reading about Rauner trying to punk Madigan.

Comment by Rhino Slider Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:07 pm
oh, i’ll be in springfield for the greatest heavyweight boxing match of this century!

i’m betting, though, that gov. rauner is an older version of mitt romney…

Comment by bored now Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:07 pm
Guess - Todd - won’t be my Kendall County neighbor anymore…

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:08 pm
Running a homeless shelter for per diemless lawmakers.

Comment by CD Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:10 pm
Todd’s moved up in the world? He deserves it.

Gonna’ sink the Pequod and stop hunting mystical whales. Just cannot stomach the rough seas any more.

Comment by walker Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:53 pm
I imagine like a lot of folks: watch the Stanley Cup Finals while being irritated by my day job.

Comment by The Drummer Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:53 pm
Ask all those union members how they feel now about voting for Rauner.

Comment by Union Leader Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:59 pm
Asking all those union members, everyday how they feel now, about voting for Rauner.

Comment by Union Leader Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 3:59 pm
Teaching Oswego Willy how to cook for 50 guys and make cannoli’s.

Comment by Union Leader Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 4:00 pm
Bringing Governor Rauner to the community I work for and asking him,”do you really want to take away those community funds, after seeing how badly they are needed?”

Comment by Union Leader Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 4:02 pm
chicon — liking that schadenfreude. It’s rather unbecoming.

Comment by kimocat Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 4:40 pm
Chicago Whales beat KC!

Comment by Wensicia Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 5:05 pm
First:
Study the hundreds of past public pronouncements of candidate Rauner + Governor Rauner (and GOLDBERG et al)

Then:
make big $$$ by authoring & copyrighting a new definition for “reform” as it applies in Rauner-world

Comment by zonz Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 5:11 pm
Buying Stag Beer stock….

Comment by Mouthy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 6:43 pm
Well played - Union Leader -, I’ll look forward to it.

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 6:48 pm
Enjoy Illinois

Comment by Anonymous Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 6:54 pm
Give up retirement for the summer to keep the state running.

Comment by Mama Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 7:09 pm
I’ve always wanted to go to a Springfield Sliders game. Hopeful one of their home games overlaps the session days

Comment by Been There Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 7:45 pm
I’ll comtinue to be extremely happy that my pension is through IMRF.

Comment by JoanP Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 7:58 pm
Gonna buy many tickets for Governor’s Day at the state fair. List them on Stubhub. Join the 1%.

Comment by Tornadoman Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 8:04 pm
Wonderin’ whether Rauner can find his $18 dollar watch to wear in his ads, wishin’ he would instead use the $30,000,000 to pay some state bills instead of givin’ it to ad agencies.

Comment by illinoised Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 8:20 pm
drinking old fashioneds in the wisconsin northwoods

Comment by foster brooks Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 8:44 pm
== I’ll wave, please wave back! ==

=ow-, If a guy who looks like Big Jim (except more hair!) drives past, that might be me waving at you!

Comment by RNUG Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 9:07 pm
Planning to open my Springfield home to homeless legislators who can write the best essay about how to solve Illinois’ budget problems!…

Comment by DPGumby Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 9:16 pm
Mama@7:09
You don’ t mean becoming one of the “temporary” employees do you? If so, that isn’t helping…

Comment by Property of IDOC Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 10:32 pm
The salesman governor now has a self inflicted crises to sell to the voters if they will buy it

Comment by Anonymous Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 10:40 pm
- RNUG -,

I’ll be on the lookout

Comment by Oswego Willy Sunday, May 31, 15 @ 10:58 pm